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Calendar No. 141 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3055 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 8, 2019 

Received 

JULY 9, 2019 

Read the first time 

JULY 10, 2019 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 

and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Justice, 

5 Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 

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1 tion, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and 

2 Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 

3 DIVISION A—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, 

4 SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

5 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 

6 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

7 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

8 fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other pur9 poses, namely: 

10 TITLE I 

11 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

12 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

13 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

14 For necessary expenses for international trade activi15 ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 

16 to carry out activities associated with facilitating, attract17 ing, and retaining business investment in the United 

18 States, and for engaging in trade promotional activities 

19 abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative 

20 agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of 

21 United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 

22 3703 of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage 

23 for dependent members of immediate families of employees 

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1 national Trade Administration between two points abroad, 

2 without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States 

3 Code; employment of citizens of the United States and 

4 aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for 

5 periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, 

6 repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of tem7 porary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; 

8 payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the 

9 first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States 

10 Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to 

11 exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses 

12 abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official 

13 use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining 

14 insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, 

15 $530,000,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by 

16 $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

17 $3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000), to remain avail18 able until September 30, 2021, of which $11,000,000 is 

19 to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the 

20 International Trade Administration, notwithstanding sec21 tion 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided, That, 

22 of amounts provided under this heading, not less than 

23 $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and counter24 vailing duty enforcement and compliance activities: Pro25 vided further, That the provisions of the first sentence of 


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1 section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Edu2 cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

3 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these ac4 tivities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions 

5 under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cul6 tural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for as7 sessments for services provided as part of these activities. 

8 BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY

9 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

10 For necessary expenses for export administration and 

11 national security activities of the Department of Com12 merce, including costs associated with the performance of 

13 export administration field activities both domestically and 

14 abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of 

15 immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em16 ployment of citizens of the United States and aliens by 

17 contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in 

18 the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 

19 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims 

20 arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for offi21 cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa22 tion to informers under the Export Control Reform Act 

23 of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of the John S. McCain 

24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; 

25 Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2208; 50 U.S.C. 4801 et 


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1 seq.), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 

2 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase 

3 of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehi4 cles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehi5 cles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limi6 tation otherwise established by law, $127,652,000 (in7 creased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), to re8 main available until expended: Provided, That the provi9 sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of sec10 tion 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex11 change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall 

12 apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further, 

13 That payments and contributions collected and accepted 

14 for materials or services provided as part of such activities 

15 may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activi16 ties, and for providing information to the public with re17 spect to the export administration and national security 

18 activities of the Department of Commerce and other ex19 port control programs of the United States and other gov20 ernments. 

21 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

22 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

23 For grants for economic development assistance as 

24 provided by the Public Works and Economic Development 

25 Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, and for 


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1 grants authorized by sections 27 and 28 of the Stevenson2 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

3 3722 and 3723), $498,350,000, to remain available until 

4 expended, of which $30,000,000 shall be for grants under 

5 such section 27 and $5,000,000 shall be for grants under 

6 such section 28. 

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of administering the eco9 nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 

10 law, $41,650,000: Provided, That these funds may be used 

11 to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the 

12 Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the 

13 Trade Act of 1974, sections 27 and 28 of the Stevenson14 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

15 3722 and 3723), and the Community Emergency Drought 

16 Relief Act of 1977. 

17 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

18 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

19 For necessary expenses of the Department of Com20 merce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority 

21 business enterprise, including expenses of grants, con22 tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi23 zations, $44,000,000. 


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1 ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco4 nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 

5 of Commerce, $107,990,000, to remain available until 

6 September 30, 2021. 

7 BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

8 CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS

9 For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana10 lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 

11 by law, $275,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts pro12 vided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, 

13 and marketing activities. 

14 PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana17 lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic 

18 censuses and programs provided for by law, $675,000,000, 

19 to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, 

20 That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used 

21 for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Pro22 vided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 

23 $3,556,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 

24 General’’ account for activities associated with carrying 


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1 out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the 

2 Census. 

3 In addition to the amounts provided under this head4 ing for the 2020 Census, $7,500,000,000, to remain avail5 able until September 30, 2022, is new budget authority 

6 for the 2020 Census as specified for the purposes of sec7 tion 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and section 

9 1(g)(1) of H. Res. 293 of the 116th Congress. 

10 NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

11 ADMINISTRATION

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of 

14 the National Telecommunications and Information Ad15 ministration (NTIA), $42,411,000 (increased by 

16 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), to remain available 

17 until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, notwith18 standing 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce 

19 shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spec20 trum management, analysis, operations, and related serv21 ices, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting 

22 collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain 

23 available until expended: Provided further, That the Sec24 retary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as off25 setting collections all funds transferred, or previously 


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1 transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 

2 incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 

3 related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 

4 Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 

5 under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 

6 Government agencies shall remain available until ex7 pended. 

8 PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING

9 AND CONSTRUCTION

10 For the administration of prior-year grants, recov11 eries and unobligated balances of funds previously appro12 priated are available for the administration of all open 

13 grants until their expiration. 

14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 

18 and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, in19 cluding defense of suits instituted against the Under Sec20 retary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director 

21 of the USPTO, $3,450,681,000, to remain available until 

22 expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated 

23 from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collec24 tions of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the 

25 USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 


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1 2020, so as to result in a fiscal year 2020 appropriation 

2 from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 

3 That during fiscal year 2020, should the total amount of 

4 such offsetting collections be less than $3,450,681,000 

5 this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided fur6 ther, That any amount received in excess of 

7 $3,450,681,000 in fiscal year 2020 and deposited in the 

8 Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain 

9 available until expended: Provided further, That the Direc10 tor of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Com11 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

12 and the Senate for any amounts made available by the 

13 preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated 

14 as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and 

15 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

16 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

17 Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in ac18 cordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred 

19 to the United States Patent and Trademark Office ‘‘Sala20 ries and Expenses’’ account: Provided further, That from 

21 amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be 

22 made available in fiscal year 2020 for official reception 

23 and representation expenses: Provided further, That in fis24 cal year 2020 from the amounts made available for ‘‘Sala25 ries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts necVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:38 Jul 11, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3055.PCS H3055

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1 essary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage 

2 of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees 

3 under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and 

4 the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 

5 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Per6 sonnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of 

7 basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chap8 ter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the other9 wise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for 

10 USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance 

11 and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all 

12 USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees 

13 Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group 

14 Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil 

15 Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI 

16 Fund, and the Employees FEHB Fund, as appropriate, 

17 and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those 

18 accounts: Provided further, That any differences between 

19 the present value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 

20 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides 

21 for USPTO’s specific use shall be recognized as an im22 puted cost on USPTO’s financial statements, where appli23 cable: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

24 provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and col25 lected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant 


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1 to section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amend2 ed by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 

3 (Public Law 112–29): Provided further, That within the 

4 amounts appropriated, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to 

5 the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for activities as6 sociated with carrying out investigations and audits re7 lated to the USPTO. 

8 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

9 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 

12 Standards and Technology (NIST), $751,000,000 (re13 duced by $4,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000), to re14 main available until expended, of which not to exceed 

15 $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 

16 Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 

17 official reception and representation expenses: Provided 

18 further, That NIST may provide local transportation for 

19 summer undergraduate research fellowship program par20 ticipants. 

21 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

22 For necessary expenses for industrial technology 

23 services, $169,172,000, to remain available until ex24 pended, of which $154,000,000 shall be for the Hollings 

25 Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which 


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1 $15,172,000 shall be for the National Network for Manu2 facturing Innovation (also known as ‘‘Manufacturing 

3 USA’’). 

4 CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

5 For construction of new research facilities, including 

6 architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 

7 and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro8 vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech9 nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the 

10 National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

11 U.S.C. 278c–278e), $120,000,000 (increased by 

12 $120,000,000) (reduced by $120,000,000), to remain 

13 available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 

14 Commerce shall include in the budget justification mate15 rials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support 

16 of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted 

17 with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) 

18 of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each Na19 tional Institute of Standards and Technology construction 

20 project having a total multi-year program cost of more 

21 than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justifica22 tion materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary 

23 requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subse24 quent fiscal years. 


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1 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 

6 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

7 including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 

8 vessels; pilot programs for state-led fisheries management, 

9 notwithstanding any other provision of law; grants, con10 tracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for 

11 the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to coopera12 tive agreements; and relocation of facilities, 

13 $3,920,625,000 (reduced by $3,600,000) (increased by 

14 $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,500,000) (increased by 

15 $1,500,000) (increased by $1,500,000), to remain avail16 able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That fees and 

17 donations received by the National Ocean Service for the 

18 management of national marine sanctuaries may be re19 tained and used for the salaries and expenses associated 

20 with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 

21 31, United States Code: Provided further, That in addi22 tion, $177,782,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 

23 fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and 

24 Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’, which shall 

25 only be used for the Fisheries Science and Management 


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1 program activities: Provided further, That of the 

2 $4,115,907,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 

3 $1,500,000) provided for in direct obligations under this 

4 heading, $3,920,625,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (in5 creased by $1,500,000) is appropriated from the general 

6 fund, $177,782,000 is provided by transfer, and 

7 $17,500,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obli8 gations: Provided further, That any deviation from the 

9 amounts designated for specific activities in the report ac10 companying this Act, or any use of deobligated balances 

11 of funds provided under this heading in previous years, 

12 shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 

13 of this Act: Provided further, That in addition, for nec14 essary retired pay expenses under the Retired Service15 man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and 

16 for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and 

17 their dependents under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act 

18 (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary. 

19 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For procurement, acquisition, and construction of 

22 capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 

23 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

24 $1,496,000,000 (reduced by $9,000,000) (increased by 

25 $9,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 


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1 2022, except that funds provided for acquisition and con2 struction of vessels and construction of facilities shall re3 main available until expended: Provided, That of the 

4 $1,509,000,000 provided for in direct obligations under 

5 this heading, $1,496,000,000 is appropriated from the 

6 general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries 

7 of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any devi8 ation from the amounts designated for specific activities 

9 in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of 

10 deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 

11 in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set 

12 forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That 

13 the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget jus14 tification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress 

15 in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as 

16 submitted with the budget of the President under section 

17 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for 

18 each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

19 procurement, acquisition, or construction project having a 

20 total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the 

21 budget justification shall include an estimate of the budg22 etary requirements for each such project for each of the 

23 5 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, within 

24 the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred 

25 to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for activities 


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1 associated with carrying out investigations and audits re2 lated to satellite procurement, acquisition, and construc3 tion. 

4 PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

5 For necessary expenses associated with the restora6 tion of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to re7 main available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, 

8 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce 

9 may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, 

10 Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Feder11 ally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific 

12 Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for con13 servation of salmon and steelhead populations that are 

14 listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified 

15 by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining popu16 lations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights 

17 or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific 

18 coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines 

19 to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided 

20 further, That all funds shall be allocated based on sci21 entific and other merit principles and shall not be available 

22 for marketing activities: Provided further, That funds dis23 bursed to States shall be subject to a matching require24 ment of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at 

25 least 33 percent of the Federal funds. 


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1 FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND

2 For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 

3 Law 95–372, not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from 

4 receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 

5 until expended. 

6 FISHERY DISASTER ASSISTANCE

7 For the necessary expenses associated with the miti8 gation of fishery disasters, $15,000,000, to remain avail9 able until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used 

10 for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures 

11 and fishery resource disasters as declared by the Secretary 

12 of Commerce. 

13 FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

14 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

15 Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2020, obligations of direct 

16 loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing 

17 Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for tradi18 tional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine 

19 Act of 1936. 

20 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses for the management of the 

23 Department of Commerce provided for by law, including 

24 not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representa25 tion, $40,000,000 (reduced by $2,500,000) (increased by 


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1 $3,600,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

2 $2,000,000) (reduced by $914,000): Provided, That of the 

3 funds provided under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be 

4 withheld from obligation until the Secretary updates and 

5 resubmits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

6 House of Representatives and the Senate the plan for ex7 penditure described in the third proviso under the heading 

8 ‘‘Bureau of the Census—Periodic Census and Programs’’ 

9 in division C of Public Law 116–6. 

10 RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

11 For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod12 ernization of Department of Commerce facilities, 

13 $1,100,000, to remain available until expended. 

14 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

16 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

17 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $35,043,000 (in18 creased by $914,000): Provided, That notwithstanding 

19 section 6413(b) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 

20 Creation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–96), $2,000,000, 

21 to remain available until expended, from the amounts pro22 vided under this heading, shall be derived from the Public 

23 Safety Trust Fund for activities associated with carrying 

24 out investigations and audits related to the First Re25 sponder Network Authority (FirstNet). 


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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

2 SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 

3 appropriations and funds made available to the Depart4 ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 

5 activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 

6 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed 

7 by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may 

8 be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 

9 only upon the certification of officials designated by the 

10 Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the 

11 public interest. 

12 SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria13 tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 

14 this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for 

15 hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 

16 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

17 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 

18 by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 

19 SEC. 103. The Secretary of Commerce shall notify 

20 the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in ad21 vance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset 

22 (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifi23 cally provided for in this Act or any other law appro24 priating funds to the Department of Commerce. 


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1 SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 

2 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 

3 Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as 

4 amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public 

5 Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made 

6 applicable with respect to fiscal year 2020: Provided, That 

7 the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is 

8 $11,322,125,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geo9 stationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series 

10 Program is $10,828,059,000. 

11 SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

12 law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not 

13 limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security serv14 ices) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and 

15 improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations 

16 are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Coopera17 tive Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy 

18 in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or 

19 other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protec20 tion of which has been delegated to the Secretary from 

21 the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the 

22 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 

23 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts re24 ceived as reimbursement for services provided under this 

25 section or the authority under which the use or occupancy 


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1 of the space is authorized, up to $100,000, shall be cred2 ited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the 

3 costs of such services. 

4 SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 

5 prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornog6 raphy, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful ac7 tivity over its networks. 

8 SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 

9 and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 

10 their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the lim11 its of available appropriations, the land, services, equip12 ment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, 

13 or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, 

14 local government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or 

15 possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 

16 any foreign government or international organization, for 

17 purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any 

18 statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmos19 pheric Administration. 

20 SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Serv21 ice shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report 

22 or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless 

23 the Service has provided information to the customer on 

24 how an electronic copy of such report or document may 

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1 tomer still require the Service to provide a printed or dig2 ital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be 

3 limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, re4 producing, and delivering such report or document. 

5 SEC. 109. To carry out the responsibilities of the Na6 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

7 the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter 

8 into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on 

9 a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, per10 sonnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and ex11 pend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a 

12 Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local govern13 ment, tribal government, Territory, or possession or any 

14 subdivisions thereof: Provided, That funds received for 

15 permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to 

16 this section shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘Na17 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Oper18 ations, Research, and Facilities’’ and shall remain avail19 able until September 30, 2022, for such purposes: Pro20 vided further, That all funds within this section and their 

21 corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act. 

22 SEC. 110. Amounts provided by this Act or by any 

23 prior appropriations Act that remain available for obliga24 tion, for necessary expenses of the programs of the Eco25 nomics and Statistics Administration of the Department 


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1 of Commerce, including amounts provided for programs 

2 of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of 

3 the Census, shall be available for expenses of cooperative 

4 agreements with appropriate entities, including any Fed5 eral, State, or local governmental unit, or institution of 

6 higher education, to aid and promote statistical, research, 

7 and methodology activities which further the purposes for 

8 which such amounts have been made available. 

9 SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 

10 or prior Acts may be obligated or expended for the travel 

11 of personnel within the Office of the Secretary of Com12 merce from any account other than the ‘‘Departmental 

13 Management—Salaries and Expenses’’ account. 

14 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com15 merce Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 

16 TITLE II 

17 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

18 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For expenses necessary for the administration of the 

21 Department of Justice, $114,740,000 (reduced by 

22 $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

23 $5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

24 $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (reduced by 

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1 $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

2 $1,500,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

3 $2,000,000) (reduced by $2,700,000) (reduced by 

4 $2,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

5 $1,500,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

6 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

7 $500,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), of which not to ex8 ceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Depart9 ment of Justice facilities shall remain available until ex10 pended. 

11 JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For necessary expenses for information sharing tech14 nology, including planning, development, deployment and 

15 departmental direction, $33,875,000, to remain available 

16 until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may 

17 transfer up to $40,000,000 to this account, from funds 

18 available to the Department of Justice for information 

19 technology, to remain available until expended, for enter20 prise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided fur21 ther, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso 

22 is in addition to any other transfer authority contained 

23 in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 

24 to the first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 

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1 for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 

2 procedures set forth in that section. 

3 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For expenses necessary for the administration of im6 migration-related activities of the Executive Office for Im7 migration Review, $672,966,000 (reduced by $1) (in8 creased by $1), of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by 

9 transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review 

10 fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations Fee’’ ac11 count, and of which not less than $25,000,000 shall be 

12 available for services and activities provided by the Legal 

13 Orientation Program: Provided, That not to exceed 

14 $35,000,000 of the total amount made available under 

15 this heading shall remain available until expended. 

16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

18 General, $105,500,000, including not to exceed $10,000 

19 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential char20 acter: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall re21 main available until September 30, 2021. 

22 UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 

25 Commission as authorized, $13,308,000: Provided, That, 


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1 notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expi2 ration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commis3 sioner may continue to act until a successor has been ap4 pointed. 

5 LEGAL ACTIVITIES

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

7 For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 

8 Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ9 ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evi10 dence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 

11 accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 

12 General; the administration of pardon and clemency peti13 tions; and rent of private or Government-owned space in 

14 the District of Columbia, $934,600,000 (reduced by 

15 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

16 $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000), of which not to 

17 exceed $20,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall 

18 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

19 amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues pay20 ments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until 

21 expended: Provided further, That of the total amount ap22 propriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to 

23 INTERPOL Washington for official reception and rep24 resentation expenses: Provided further, That notwith25 standing section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 


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1 by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances re2 quire additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil 

3 Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts 

4 to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’ from 

5 available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the 

6 Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond 

7 to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 

8 pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a 

9 reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall 

10 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 

11 compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

12 Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such 

13 sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil 

14 Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with 

15 the election monitoring program under section 8 of the 

16 Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reim17 burse the Office of Personnel Management for such sala18 ries and expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts 

19 provided under this heading for the election monitoring 

20 program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until ex21 pended: Provided further, That of the amount appro22 priated, not less than $197,387,000 shall be available for 

23 the Criminal Division, including related expenses for the 

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1 In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De2 partment of Justice associated with processing cases 

3 under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 

4 not to exceed $13,000,000, to be appropriated from the 

5 Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

7 For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti8 trust and kindred laws, $166,755,000, to remain available 

9 until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification 

11 filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improve12 ments Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year 

13 of collection (and estimated to be $141,000,000 in fiscal 

14 year 2020), shall be retained and used for necessary ex15 penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available 

16 until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap17 propriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such 

18 offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2020, 

19 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2020 appropriation 

20 from the general fund estimated at $25,755,000. 

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

22 For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 

23 States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop24 erative agreements, $2,329,800,000: Provided, That of the 

25 total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be 


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1 available for official reception and representation ex2 penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 

3 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

4 That each United States Attorney shall establish or par5 ticipate in a task force on human trafficking. 

6 UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

7 For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 

8 Program, as authorized, $227,229,000, to remain avail9 able until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of law, deposits to the United States 

11 Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated 

12 shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 

13 to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, not14 withstanding any other provision of law, fees deposited 

15 into the Fund pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, 

16 United States Code (as limited by section 1004(b) of the 

17 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (division B of Public 

18 Law 115–72)), shall be retained and used for necessary 

19 expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available 

20 until expended: Provided further, That to the extent that 

21 fees deposited into the Fund in fiscal year 2020, net of 

22 amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, exceed 

23 $227,229,000, those excess amounts shall be available in 

24 future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance 

25 in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the sum 


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1 herein appropriated from the general fund shall be re2 duced: (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 

3 2020, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due deposi4 tors, (estimated at $309,000,000); and (2) to the extent 

5 that any remaining general fund appropriations can be de6 rived from amounts deposited in the Fund in previous fis7 cal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to re8 sult in a final fiscal year 2020 appropriation from the gen9 eral fund estimated at $0. 

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS

11 SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

12 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 

13 the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including 

14 services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

15 States Code, $2,335,000. 

16 FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

17 For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 

18 contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 

19 witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including ad20 vances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, 

21 to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 

22 $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected 

23 witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the pur24 chase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for 

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1 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and up2 grade of secure telecommunications equipment and a se3 cure automated information network to store and retrieve 

4 the identities and locations of protected witnesses: Pro5 vided, That amounts made available under this heading 

6 may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this 

7 Act. 

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS

9 SERVICE

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 

12 Service, $17,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec13 tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 

14 General that emergent circumstances require additional 

15 funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention ac16 tivities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 

17 General may transfer such amounts to the Community Re18 lations Service, from available appropriations for the cur19 rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 

20 necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided fur21 ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 

22 shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 

23 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex24 penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 

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1 ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

2 For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), 

3 and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States 

4 Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department 

5 of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. 

6 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of the United States Mar9 shals Service, $1,444,600,000, of which not to exceed 

10 $6,000 shall be available for official reception and rep11 resentation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall 

12 remain available until expended. 

13 CONSTRUCTION

14 For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti15 lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 

16 holding and related support, $15,000,000, to remain avail17 able until expended. 

18 FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

19 For necessary expenses related to United States pris20 oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service 

21 as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States 

22 Code, $1,792,461,000 (reduced by $13,000,000), to re23 main available until expended: Provided, That not to ex24 ceed $20,000,000 shall be considered ‘‘funds appropriated 

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1 to section 4013(b) of title 18, United States Code: Pro2 vided further, That the United States Marshals Service 

3 shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and 

4 Alien Transportation System. 

5 NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 

9 the National Security Division, $109,585,000 (increased 

10 by $1,000,000), of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for in11 formation technology systems shall remain available until 

12 expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of 

13 this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General 

14 that emergent circumstances require additional funding 

15 for the activities of the National Security Division, the At16 torney General may transfer such amounts to this heading 

17 from available appropriations for the current fiscal year 

18 for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to 

19 respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any 

20 transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated 

21 as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and 

22 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

23 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 


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1 INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT

2 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

3 For necessary expenses for the identification, inves4 tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 

5 most significant drug trafficking organizations, 

6 transnational organized crime, and money laundering or7 ganizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter8 governmental agreements with State and local law en9 forcement agencies engaged in the investigation and pros10 ecution of individuals involved in transnational organized 

11 crime and drug trafficking, $570,000,000, of which 

12 $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro13 vided, That any amounts obligated from appropriations 

14 under this heading may be used under authorities avail15 able to the organizations reimbursed from this appropria16 tion. 

17 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of In20 vestigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 

21 crimes against the United States, $9,455,928,000, of 

22 which not to exceed $216,000,000 shall remain available 

23 until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $184,500 

24 shall be available for official reception and representation 

25 expenses. 


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1 CONSTRUCTION

2 For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip3 ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 

4 related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facili5 ties and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by 

6 law; conversion, modification and extension of federally 

7 owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 

8 projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work 

9 environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; 

10 $51,895,000, to remain available until expended. 

11 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad14 ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un15 foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 

16 to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and ex17 penses for conducting drug education and training pro18 grams, including travel and related expenses for partici19 pants in such programs and the distribution of items of 

20 token value that promote the goals of such programs, 

21 $2,356,858,000 (reduced by $5,000,000), of which not to 

22 exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

23 and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for official 

24 reception and representation expenses. 


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1 BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND

2 EXPLOSIVES

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To5 bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and 

6 local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse7 ment, including training in connection with the training 

8 and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 

9 accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory as10 sistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with 

11 or without reimbursement, $1,439,000,000, of which not 

12 to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and rep13 resentation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 

14 available for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided 

15 by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and 

16 not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until ex17 pended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 

18 herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applica19 tions for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 

20 section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided 

21 further, That such funds shall be available to investigate 

22 and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief 

23 from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 

24 title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no 

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1 to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bu2 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to 

3 other agencies or Departments. 

4 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 

8 for the administration, operation, and maintenance of 

9 Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the 

10 provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections 

11 related issues to foreign governments, $7,325,000,000 (re12 duced by $1) (increased by $1) (increased by $2,000,000) 

13 (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (in14 creased by $1,000,000): Provided, That the Attorney Gen15 eral may transfer to the Department of Health and 

16 Human Services such amounts as may be necessary for 

17 direct expenditures by that Department for medical relief 

18 for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: 

19 Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 

20 System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with 

21 a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to 

22 determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf 

23 of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to 

24 individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison 

25 System: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400 shall 


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1 be available for official reception and representation ex2 penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 

3 shall remain available for necessary operations until Sep4 tember 30, 2021: Provided further, That, of the amounts 

5 provided for contract confinement, not to exceed 

6 $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to 

7 make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reim8 bursable agreements, and other expenses: Provided fur9 ther, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may 

10 accept donated property and services relating to the oper11 ation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit en12 tity which has operated such program in the past, notwith13 standing the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes 

14 services under contracts to the Federal Prison System re15 lating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway 

16 houses, or other custodial facilities. 

17 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

18 For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction 

19 of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and 

20 remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 

21 correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 

22 thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 

23 remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facili24 ties at existing penal and correctional institutions, includ25 ing all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or 


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1 force account, $150,000,000, to remain available until ex2 pended: Provided, That labor of United States prisoners 

3 may be used for work performed under this appropriation. 

4 FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

5 The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here6 by authorized to make such expenditures within the limits 

7 of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 

8 with the law, and to make such contracts and commit9 ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided 

10 by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 

11 be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the 

12 budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation. 

13 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL

14 PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

15 Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 

16 Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 

17 administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 

18 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be com19 puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance 

20 with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sys21 tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, 

22 payment of claims, and expenditures which such account23 ing system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost 

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1 sition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 

2 protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 

3 belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 

4 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

5 OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

6 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND

7 PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

10 other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio11 lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime 

12 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 

13 et seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and 

14 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 

15 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 

16 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecu17 torial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation 

18 of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the 

19 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 

20 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims 

21 of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public 

22 Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the Violence Against 

23 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

24 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Vio25 lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 


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1 Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and the Rape Survivor 

2 Child Custody Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22) (‘‘the 

3 2015 Act’’); and for related victims services, 

4 $582,500,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

5 $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 

6 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

7 $1,000,000), to remain available until expended, which 

8 shall be derived by transfer from amounts available for 

9 obligation in this Act from the Fund established by section 

10 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 

11 (34 U.S.C. 20101), notwithstanding section 1402(d) of 

12 such Act of 1984, and merged with the amounts otherwise 

13 made available under this heading: Provided, That except 

14 as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of 

15 funds made available under this heading may be used for 

16 expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical as17 sistance: Provided further, That of the amount provided— 

18 (1) $222,000,000 is for grants to combat vio19 lence against women, as authorized by part T of the 

20 1968 Act; 

21 (2) $41,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) is 

22 for transitional housing assistance grants for victims 

23 of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or 

24 sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 

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1 (3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of 

2 Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for re3 search, evaluation, and statistics of violence against 

4 women and related issues addressed by grant pro5 grams of the Office on Violence Against Women, 

6 which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evaluation 

7 and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office of 

8 Justice Programs; 

9 (4) $20,000,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (in10 creased by $2,000,000) is for a grant program to 

11 provide services to advocate for and respond to 

12 youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

13 sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to children 

14 and youth exposed to such violence; programs to en15 gage men and youth in preventing such violence; and 

16 assistance to middle and high school students 

17 through education and other services related to such 

18 violence: Provided, That unobligated balances avail19 able for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 

20 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to 

21 its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available 

22 for this program: Provided further, That 10 percent 

23 of the total amount available for this grant program 

24 shall be available for grants under the program au25 thorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided 


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1 further, That the definitions and grant conditions in 

2 section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 

3 program; 

4 (5) $62,000,000 is for grants to encourage ar5 rest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 

6 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction 

7 initiative; 

8 (6) $50,000,000 is for sexual assault victims 

9 assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 

10 1994 Act; 

11 (7) $50,000,000 is for rural domestic violence 

12 and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as 

13 authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 

14 (8) $26,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 

15 crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 

16 section 304 of the 2005 Act; 

17 (9) $57,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) is 

18 for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by sec19 tion 1201 of the 2000 Act; 

20 (10) $9,000,000 is for enhanced training and 

21 services to end violence against and abuse of women 

22 in later life, as authorized by section 40801 of the 

23 1994 Act; 

24 (11) $22,000,000 is for grants to support fami25 lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 


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1 1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated 

2 balances available for the programs authorized by 

3 section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of 

4 the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 

5 Act, shall be available for this program; 

6 (12) $9,000,000 is for education and training 

7 to end violence against and abuse of women with 

8 disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 

9 2000 Act; 

10 (13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource 

11 Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 

12 domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of 

13 the 1994 Act; 

14 (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on 

15 violence against Indian women, including as author16 ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 

17 such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Eval18 uation and Statistics’’ for administration by the Of19 fice of Justice Programs; 

20 (15) $1,000,000 is for a national clearinghouse 

21 that provides training and technical assistance on 

22 issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 

23 and Alaska Native women; 

24 (16) $5,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) is 

25 for grants to assist tribal governments in exercising 


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1 special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction, as au2 thorized by section 904 of the 2013 Act: Provided, 

3 That the grant conditions in section 40002(b) of the 

4 1994 Act shall apply to this program; and 

5 (17) $3,500,000 is for the purposes authorized 

6 under the 2015 Act. 

7 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

8 RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

9 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

10 other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus 

11 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 

12 Act’’); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

13 Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Missing Children’s As14 sistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial 

15 Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Chil16 dren Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Justice 

17 for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Violence 

18 Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza19 tion Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); 

20 the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101– 

21 647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 

22 199); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

23 473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 

24 of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); 

25 the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 


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1 110–401); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security 

2 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the 

3 NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 

4 Law 110–180); the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza5 tion Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); 

6 and other programs, $80,000,000 (increased by 

7 $2,000,000), to remain available until expended, of 

8 which— 

9 (1) $43,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 

10 programs, and other activities, as authorized by part 

11 C of title I of the 1968 Act, of which $5,000,000 is 

12 for a nationwide incident-based crime statistics pro13 gram; and 

14 (2) $37,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) is 

15 for research, development, and evaluation programs, 

16 and other activities as authorized by part B of title 

17 I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the 

18 2002 Act, of which $5,000,000 is for research tar19 geted toward developing a better understanding of 

20 the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and ad21 vancing evidence-based strategies for effective inter22 vention and prevention; $1,000,000 (increased by 

23 $1,000,000) is for research to study the root causes 

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1 lence Act; $1,000,000 is for a study to better protect 

2 children against online predatory behavior as part of 

3 the National Juvenile Online Victimization Studies 

4 (N–JOVS); $3,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) is 

5 for a national center for restorative justice; and 

6 $3,000,000 is for corrections-related research, and 

7 $1,500,000 is for expenses (including research and 

8 evaluation) associated with the National Institute of 

9 Justice’s implementation of the First Step Act of 

10 2018 (Public Law 115–391). 

11 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

14 other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 

15 and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 

16 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

17 Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for All 

18 Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child 

19 Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 

20 Act’’); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

21 Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164); the Violence Against 

22 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

23 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the 

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1 tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 

2 (Public Law 106–386); the NICS Improvement Amend3 ments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); subtitle D of 

4 title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 

5 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the Second Chance Act of 

6 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Prioritizing Resources 

7 and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 

8 (Public Law 110–403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 

9 (Public Law 98–473); the Mentally Ill Offender Treat10 ment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improve11 ment Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); the Violence 

12 Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 

13 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction 

14 and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198) 

15 (‘‘CARA’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 

16 2016 (Public Law 114–324); Kevin and Avonte’s Law (di17 vision Q of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘Kevin and Avonte’s 

18 Law’’); the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 (title 

19 III of division S of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the Keep 

20 Young Athletes Safe Act’’); the STOP School Violence Act 

21 of 2018 (title V of division S of Public Law 115–141) 

22 (‘‘the STOP School Violence Act’’); the Fix NICS Act of 

23 2018 (title VI of division S of Public Law 115–141); the 

24 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization 

25 Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–185); and the SUPPORT 


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1 for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271); 

2 and other programs, $1,933,000,000 (increased by 

3 $2,500,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

4 $1,000,000) (increased by $2,500,000) (increased by 

5 $1,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 

6 $1,500,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 

7 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

8 $15,000,000) (increased by $15,000,000) (increased by 

9 $2,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

10 $5,000,000) (increased by $500,000) (increased by 

11 $1,000,000), to remain available until expended as fol12 lows— 

13 (1) $530,250,000 (increased by $1,000,000) for 

14 the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 

15 Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part 

16 E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 

17 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under 

18 section 505(g) of title I of the 1968 Act shall not 

19 apply for purposes of this Act), of which, notwith20 standing such subpart 1, $15,000,000 is for the Of21 ficer Robert Wilson III Memorial Initiative on Pre22 venting Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer 

23 Resilience and Survivability (VALOR), $7,500,000 

24 is for an initiative to support evidence-based polic25 ing, $10,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) is for 


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1 an initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-mak2 ing, $3,600,000 is for the operationalization, mainte3 nance and expansion of the National Missing and 

4 Unidentified Persons System, $2,500,000 (reduced 

5 by $2,500,000) (increased by $2,500,000) is for an 

6 academic based training initiative to improve police7 based responses to people with mental illness or de8 velopmental disabilities, $2,000,000 (increased by 

9 $2,000,000) is for a student loan repayment assist10 ance program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 

11 110–315, $15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention 

12 and prosecution grants to States and units of local 

13 government, and other programs, as authorized by 

14 the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public 

15 Law 108–79), $2,000,000 is for a grant program 

16 authorized by Kevin and Avonte’s Law, $3,000,000 

17 is for a regional law enforcement technology initia18 tive, $7,000,000 is for the Capital Litigation Im19 provement Grant Program, as authorized by section 

20 426 of Public Law 108–405, and for grants for 

21 wrongful conviction review, $2,000,000 is for emer22 gency law enforcement assistance for events occur23 ring during or after fiscal year 2020, as authorized 

24 by section 609M of the Justice Assistance Act of 

25 1984 (34 U.S.C. 50101), $2,000,000 is for grants 


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1 to States and units of local government to deploy 

2 managed access systems to combat contraband cell 

3 phone use in prison, $4,000,000 is for a program to 

4 improve juvenile indigent defense, $100,000,000 is 

5 for grants for law enforcement activities associated 

6 with the presidential nominating conventions, 

7 $20,000,000 is for grants authorized under the 

8 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Author9 ization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–185), and 

10 $8,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) is for commu11 nity-based violence prevention initiatives; 

12 (2) $260,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 

13 Assistance Program, as authorized by section 

14 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

15 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction 

16 shall request compensation for any cost greater than 

17 the actual cost for Federal immigration and other 

18 detainees housed in State and local detention facili19 ties; 

20 (3) $100,000,000 for victim services programs 

21 for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 

22 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386, for programs au23 thorized under Public Law 109–164, or programs 

24 authorized under Public Law 113–4; 


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1 (4) $14,000,000 for economic, high technology, 

2 white collar, and Internet crime prevention grants, 

3 including as authorized by section 401 of Public 

4 Law 110–403, of which $2,500,000 is for competi5 tive grants that help State and local law enforce6 ment tackle intellectual property thefts, and 

7 $2,000,000 for a competitive grant program for 

8 training students in computer forensics and digital 

9 investigation; 

10 (5) $20,000,000 for sex offender management 

11 assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, 

12 and related activities; 

13 (6) $25,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) for 

14 the matching grant program for law enforcement 

15 armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title 

16 I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That $1,500,000 is 

17 transferred directly to the National Institute of 

18 Standards and Technology’s Office of Law Enforce19 ment Standards for research, testing and evaluation 

20 programs; 

21 (7) $1,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) for 

22 the National Sex Offender Public Website; 

23 (8) $80,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (re24 duced by $5,000,000) for grants to States to up25 grade criminal and mental health records for the 


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1 National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys2 tem, of which no less than $27,500,000 shall be for 

3 grants made under the authorities of the NICS Im4 provement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 

5 110–180) and Fix NICS Act of 2018; 

6 (9) $30,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic 

7 Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 

8 I of the 1968 Act; 

9 (10) $142,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) 

10 for DNA-related and forensic programs and activi11 ties, of which— 

12 (A) $100,000,000 (increased by 

13 $2,000,000) is for the purposes authorized 

14 under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog 

15 Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–546) 

16 (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Pro17 gram): Provided, That up to 4 percent of funds 

18 made available under this paragraph may be 

19 used for the purposes described in the DNA 

20 Training and Education for Law Enforcement, 

21 Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers pro22 gram (Public Law 108–405, section 303); 

23 (B) $30,000,000 for other local, State, and 

24 Federal forensic activities; 


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1 (C) $8,000,000 is for the purposes de2 scribed in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Convic3 tion DNA Testing Grant Program (Public Law 

4 108–405, section 412); and 

5 (D) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Fo6 rensic Exam Program grants, including as au7 thorized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405; 

8 (11) $49,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) for 

9 a grant program for community-based sexual assault 

10 response reform; 

11 (12) $12,000,000 (increased by $500,000) for 

12 the court-appointed special advocate program, as au13 thorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act; 

14 (13) $106,500,000 for offender reentry pro15 grams and research, as authorized by the Second 

16 Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199), without 

17 regard to the time limitations specified at section 

18 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 

19 is for a program to improve State, local, and tribal 

20 probation or parole supervision efforts and strate21 gies, $5,000,000 (increased by $3,000,000) is for 

22 Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to 

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1 tional replication sites employing the Project HOPE 

2 Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model im3 plementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, 

4 and for a research project on the effectiveness of the 

5 model: Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds 

6 made available in this paragraph may be used for 

7 performance-based awards for Pay for Success 

8 projects, of which up to $5,000,000 (reduced by 

9 $4,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000) shall be for 

10 Pay for Success programs implementing the Perma11 nent Supportive Housing Model; 

12 (14) $80,000,000 (increased by $2,500,000) for 

13 initiatives to improve police-community relations, of 

14 which $25,000,000 (increased by $2,500,000) is for 

15 a competitive matching grant program for purchases 

16 of body-worn cameras for State, local and Tribal law 

17 enforcement, $35,000,000 is for a justice reinvest18 ment initiative, for activities related to criminal jus19 tice reform and recidivism reduction, and 

20 $20,000,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial 

21 criminal justice innovation program; 

22 (15) $375,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) 

23 (increased by $1,500,000) (increased by $2,000,000) 

24 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) 

25 for comprehensive opioid abuse reduction activities, 


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1 including as authorized by CARA, and for the fol2 lowing programs, which shall address opioid abuse 

3 reduction consistent with underlying program au4 thorities— 

5 (A) $83,000,000 for Drug Courts, as au6 thorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of 

7 the 1968 Act; 

8 (B) $35,000,000 (increased by 

9 $1,500,000) for mental health courts and adult 

10 and juvenile collaboration program grants, as 

11 authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 

12 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treat13 ment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and 

14 Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 

15 416); 

16 (C) $33,000,000 for grants for Residential 

17 Substance Abuse Treatment for State Pris18 oners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 

19 1968 Act; 

20 (D) $25,000,000 (increased by 

21 $2,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) for a 

22 veterans treatment courts program; 

23 (E) $30,000,000 for a program to monitor 

24 prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical 

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1 (F) $159,000,000 (increased by 

2 $2,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) for a 

3 comprehensive opioid abuse program; and 

4 (G) $10,000,000 is for law enforcement as5 sisted diversion program grants; 

6 (16) $2,500,000 (increased by $2,500,000) for 

7 a competitive grant program authorized by the Keep 

8 Young Athletes Safe Act; 

9 (17) $93,750,000 for grants to be administered 

10 by the Bureau of Justice Assistance including for 

11 purposes authorized under the STOP School Vio12 lence Act, of which $2,000,000 is for a center for 

13 campus safety; 

14 (18) $10,000,000 for a competitive grant pilot 

15 program for qualified nonprofit organizations to pro16 vide legal representation to immigrants arriving at 

17 the southwest border seeking asylum and other 

18 forms of legal protection in the United States; and 

19 (19) $2,000,000 for grants to state and local 

20 law enforcement agencies for the expenses associated 

21 with the investigation and prosecution of criminal of22 fenses, involving civil rights, authorized by the Em23 mett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthoriza24 tion Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–325). 


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1 JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

2 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

3 other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and 

4 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the 

5 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 

6 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and De7 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 

8 Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s 

9 Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the Prosecu10 torial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation 

11 of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the 

12 Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101– 

13 647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Adam Walsh Child Protection 

14 and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the 

15 Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 

16 2008 (Public Law 110–401); the Violence Against Women 

17 Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 

18 2013 Act’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 

19 2016 (Public Law 114–324); and other juvenile justice 

20 programs, $341,500,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (in21 creased by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (in22 creased by $2,000,000) (increased by $13,000,000), to re23 main available until expended as follows— 

24 (1) $65,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) for 

25 programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, 


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1 and for training and technical assistance to assist 

2 small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal 

3 grants process: Provided, That of the amounts pro4 vided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a 

5 competitive demonstration grant program to support 

6 emergency planning among State, local and tribal 

7 juvenile justice residential facilities; 

8 (2) $100,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 

9 (3) $49,500,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (in10 creased by $1,000,000) (increased by $13,000,000) 

11 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 

12 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 

13 261 and 262 thereof— 

14 (A) $5,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 

15 shall be for grants to prevent trafficking of 

16 girls; 

17 (B) $7,500,000 shall be for the Tribal 

18 Youth Program; 

19 (C) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site 

20 providing information and resources on children 

21 of incarcerated parents; 

22 (D) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive 

23 grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice 

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1 (E) $9,000,000 shall be for an opioid-af2 fected youth initiative; 

3 (F) $8,000,000 shall be for an initiative 

4 relating to children exposed to violence; and 

5 (4) $28,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) for 

6 programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse 

7 Act of 1990; 

8 (5) $85,000,000 for missing and exploited chil9 dren programs, including as authorized by sections 

10 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that sec11 tion 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children 

12 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply 

13 for purposes of this Act); 

14 (6) $4,000,000 for child abuse training pro15 grams for judicial personnel and practitioners, as 

16 authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; and 

17 (7) $10,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability 

18 Block Grants program as authorized by part R of 

19 title I of the 1968 Act and Guam shall be considered 

20 a State. 

21 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For payments and expenses authorized under section 

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1 cluding amounts for administrative costs), to remain avail2 able until expended; and $24,800,000 for payments au3 thorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for edu4 cational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, 

5 to remain available until expended: Provided, That not6 withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determina7 tion by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 

8 require additional funding for such disability and edu9 cation payments, the Attorney General may transfer such 

10 amounts to ‘‘Public Safety Officer Benefits’’ from avail11 able appropriations for the Department of Justice as may 

12 be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided 

13 further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding pro14 viso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 

15 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 

16 or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 

17 set forth in that section. 

18 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

19 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Con22 trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 

23 322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 

24 of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women 

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1 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); and the SUP2 PORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 

3 115–271), $323,000,000 (increased by $2,700,000), to re4 main available until expended: Provided, That any bal5 ances made available through prior year deobligations 

6 shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of 

7 this Act: Provided further, That of the amount provided 

8 under this heading— 

9 (1) $239,750,000 (increased by $2,700,000) is 

10 for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 

11 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for the hiring and rehiring 

12 of additional career law enforcement officers under 

13 part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of 

14 such section: Provided, That, notwithstanding sec15 tion 1704(c) of such title (34 U.S.C. 10384(c)), 

16 funding for hiring or rehiring a career law enforce17 ment officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Di18 rector of the Office of Community Oriented Policing 

19 Services grants a waiver from this limitation: Pro20 vided further, That of the amounts appropriated 

21 under this paragraph, $6,500,000 is for community 

22 policing development activities in furtherance of the 

23 purposes in section 1701: Provided further, That of 

24 the amounts appropriated under this paragraph 

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1 gional information sharing activities, as authorized 

2 by part M of title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be 

3 transferred to and merged with ‘‘Research, Evalua4 tion, and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office 

5 of Justice Programs: Provided further, That within 

6 the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, no 

7 less than $3,000,000 is to support the Tribal Access 

8 Program: Provided further, That within the amounts 

9 appropriated under this paragraph, $2,000,000 (in10 creased by $2,000,000) is for training, peer men11 toring, and mental health program activities as au12 thorized under the Law Enforcement Mental Health 

13 and Wellness Act (Public Law 115–113); 

14 (2) $12,000,000 is for activities authorized by 

15 the POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–199); 

16 (3) $8,000,000 is for competitive grants to 

17 State law enforcement agencies in States with high 

18 seizures of precursor chemicals, finished meth19 amphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump sei20 zures: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 

21 paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes 

22 to locate or investigate illicit activities, including 

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1 (4) $32,000,000 is for competitive grants to 

2 statewide law enforcement agencies in States with 

3 high rates of primary treatment admissions for her4 oin and other opioids: Provided, That these funds 

5 shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate 

6 or investigate illicit activities, including activities re7 lated to the distribution of heroin or unlawful dis8 tribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin 

9 and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide 

10 collaboration; and 

11 (5) $31,250,000 is for competitive grants to be 

12 administered by the Community Oriented Policing 

13 Services Office for purposes authorized under the 

14 STOP School Violence Act (title V of division S of 

15 Public Law 115–141). 

16 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

19 available in this title for official reception and representa20 tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 

21 appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title 

22 shall be available to the Attorney General for official re23 ception and representation expenses. 

24 SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this 

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1 the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 

2 were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Pro3 vided, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitu4 tional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section 

5 shall be null and void. 

6 SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this 

7 title shall be used to require any person to perform, or 

8 facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 

9 SEC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall re10 move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Pris11 ons to provide escort services necessary for a female in12 mate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: 

13 Provided, That nothing in this section in any way dimin14 ishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the phil15 osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of 

16 Prisons. 

17 SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria18 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De19 partment of Justice in this Act may be transferred be20 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation, ex21 cept as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased 

22 by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, 

23 That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated 

24 as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 


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1 Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com2 pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

3 SEC. 206. None of the funds made available under 

4 this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons 

5 or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of 

6 transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 

7 conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 

8 classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other 

9 than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal 

10 Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing 

11 such a prisoner. 

12 SEC. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

13 Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele14 vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec15 tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 

16 purposes. 

17 (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, main18 tenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or 

19 equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 

20 programs. 

21 SEC. 208. None of the funds made available under 

22 this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or 

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1 view board certify to the Committees on Appropriations 

2 of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 

3 information technology program has appropriate program 

4 management controls and contractor oversight mecha5 nisms in place, and that the program is compatible with 

6 the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice. 

7 SEC. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures 

8 set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to devi9 ations from the amounts designated for specific activities 

10 in this Act and in the report accompanying this Act, and 

11 to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under 

12 this title in previous years. 

13 SEC. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

14 may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 

15 or approve a public-private competition under the Office 

16 of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any suc17 cessor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for 

18 work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons 

19 or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. 

20 SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

21 law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, 

22 or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual 

23 or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or 

24 his designee that exempt that United States Attorney 


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1 from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, 

2 United States Code. 

3 SEC. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 

4 and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 

5 available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 

6 respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head7 ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 

8 Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Jus9 tice Programs’’or otherwise appropriated or transferred 

10 under this Act for administration by the Office of Justice 

11 Programs— 

12 (1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to 

13 the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reim14 bursement programs may be used by such Office to 

15 provide training and technical assistance; 

16 (2) up to 3 percent of funds made available for 

17 grant or reimbursement programs under such head18 ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for 

19 research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis20 tered by the National Institute of Justice and the 

21 Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to 

22 and merged with funds provided to the National In23 stitute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statis24 tics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or 

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1 tions for such grant or reimbursement programs; 

2 and 

3 (3) up to 7 percent of funds made available for 

4 grant or reimbursement programs may be trans5 ferred to and merged with funds under the heading 

6 ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, for 

7 assistance to Indian tribes, without regard to the au8 thorizations for such grant or reimbursement pro9 grams. 

10 SEC. 213. Upon request by a grantee for whom the 

11 Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hard12 ship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds ap13 propriated in this or any other Act making appropriations 

14 for fiscal years 2017 through 2020 for the following pro15 grams, waive the following requirements: 

16 (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State 

17 and local reentry demonstration projects under part 

18 FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

19 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), 

20 the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such 

21 part (34 U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)). 

22 (2) For grants to protect inmates and safe23 guard communities as authorized by section 6 of the 

24 Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 


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1 30305(c)(3)), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of 

2 such Act. 

3 SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent 

5 Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 

6 U.S.C. 12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts made avail7 able by this or any other Act. 

8 SEC. 215. None of the funds made available under 

9 this Act, other than for the national instant criminal back10 ground check system established under section 103 of the 

11 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 

12 40901), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer 

13 to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi14 vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus15 pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, un16 less law enforcement personnel of the United States con17 tinuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 

18 SEC. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the De19 partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 

20 title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 

21 527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal 

22 year 2020, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for 

23 implementation of a unified Department of Justice finan24 cial management system. 


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1 (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal2 ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 

3 of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of 

4 Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) 

5 shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2020, and 

6 any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds 

7 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec8 tion 505 of this Act. 

9 (c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobli10 gated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of 

11 title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obliga12 tion during fiscal year 2020, and any use, obligation, 

13 transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a 

14 reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. 

15 SEC. 217. Discretionary funds that are made avail16 able in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may 

17 be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots 

18 authorized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 

19 113–76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, 

20 section 525 of division H of Public Law 114–113, and 

21 such authorities as are enacted for Performance Partner22 ship Pilots in an appropriations Act for fiscal years 2019 

23 and 2020. 

24 SEC. 218. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act may be used by the Executive Office for Immigration 


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1 Review to implement case performance numeric metrics 

2 that are linked to performance evaluations for individual 

3 immigration judges. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 

5 Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 

6 TITLE III 

7 SCIENCE 

8 OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

9 For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 

10 Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na11 tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 

12 Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of 

13 passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 

14 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 

15 $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 

16 and rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum17 bia, $5,000,000. 

18 NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL

19 For necessary expenses of the National Space Coun20 cil, in carrying out the purposes of Title V of Public Law 

21 100–685 and Executive Order No. 13803, hire of pas22 senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by sec23 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 

24 $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 

25 $1,870,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 


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1 provision of law, the National Space Council may accept 

2 personnel support from Federal agencies, departments, 

3 and offices, and such Federal agencies, departments, and 

4 offices may detail staff without reimbursement to the Na5 tional Space Council for purposes provided herein. 

6 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

7 SCIENCE

8 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

9 in the conduct and support of science research and devel10 opment activities, including research, development, oper11 ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa12 cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 

13 and communications activities; program management; per14 sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 

15 therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 

16 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 

17 of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 

18 maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 

19 aircraft, $7,161,300,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (in20 creased by $1,000,000), to remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the amounts pro22 vided, $592,600,000 is for an orbiter to meet the science 

23 goals for the Jupiter Europa mission as recommended in 

24 previous Planetary Science Decadal surveys: Provided fur25 ther, That the National Aeronautics and Space AdminisVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:38 Jul 11, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3055.PCS H3055

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1 tration shall use the Space Launch System as the launch 

2 vehicles for the Jupiter Europa missions, plan for an or3 biter launch no later than 2023 and a lander launch no 

4 later than 2025, and include in the fiscal year 2021 budg5 et the 5-year funding profile necessary to achieve these 

6 goals. 

7 AERONAUTICS

8 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

9 in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and 

10 development activities, including research, development, 

11 operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 

12 facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con13 trol, and communications activities; program manage14 ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 

15 allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 

16 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur17 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 

18 lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 

19 administrative aircraft, $700,000,000 (increased by 

20 $20,000,000) (reduced by $20,000,000), to remain avail21 able until September 30, 2021. 

22 SPACE TECHNOLOGY

23 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

24 in the conduct and support of space technology research 

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1 ment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 

2 repair, facility planning and design; space flight, space3 craft control, and communications activities; program 

4 management; personnel and related costs, including uni5 forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 

6 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex7 penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 

8 purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 

9 mission and administrative aircraft, $1,291,600,000 (re10 duced by $6,500,000) (increased by $6,500,000), to re11 main available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 

12 $180,000,000 shall be for RESTORE–L: Provided fur13 ther, That $125,000,000 (increased by $1) (reduced by 

14 $1) shall be for nuclear thermal propulsion technologies: 

15 Provided further, That, not later than 180 days after the 

16 enactment of this Act, the National Aeronautics and 

17 Space Administration (NASA) shall provide a plan for the 

18 design of a flight demonstration. 

19 EXPLORATION

20 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

21 in the conduct and support of exploration research and 

22 development activities, including research, development, 

23 operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 

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1 ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 

2 allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 

3 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur4 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 

5 lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 

6 administrative aircraft, $5,129,900,000 (increased by 

7 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

8 $1,969) (reduced by $1,969), to remain available until 

9 September 30, 2021: Provided, That not less than 

10 $1,425,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew 

11 Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than 

12 $2,150,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System 

13 (SLS) launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not 

14 less than 130 metric tons and which shall have core ele15 ments and an Exploration Upper Stage developed simulta16 neously, to be used to the maximum extent practicable, 

17 including for Earth to Moon missions and a Moon landing: 

18 Provided further, That of the amounts provided for SLS, 

19 not less than $200,000,000 shall be for Exploration Upper 

20 Stage development: Provided further, That $592,800,000 

21 shall be for Exploration Ground Systems, including 

22 $50,000,000 for a second mobile launch platform and as23 sociated SLS activities: Provided further, That the Na24 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 

25 shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the 


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1 House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with 

2 the annual budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for 

3 an integrated system that includes the Space Launch Sys4 tem, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associ5 ated ground systems that will ensure an Exploration Mis6 sion-2 crewed launch as early as possible, as well as a sys7 tem-based funding profile for a sustained launch cadence 

8 beyond the initial crewed test launch: Provided further, 

9 That $962,100,000 shall be for exploration research and 

10 development. 

11 SPACE OPERATIONS

12 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

13 in the conduct and support of space operations research 

14 and development activities, including research, develop15 ment, operations, support and services; space flight, space16 craft control and communications activities, including op17 erations, production, and services; maintenance and re18 pair, facility planning and design; program management; 

19 personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allow20 ances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 

21 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 

22 and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, 

23 charter, maintenance and operation of mission and admin24 istrative aircraft, $4,285,700,000, to remain available 

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1 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND

2 MATHEMATICS ENGAGEMENT

3 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

4 in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical 

5 education research and development activities, including 

6 research, development, operations, support, and services; 

7 program management; personnel and related costs, includ8 ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec9 tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 

10 expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

11 and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 

12 of mission and administrative aircraft, $123,000,000 (in13 creased by $1,000,000), to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2021, of which $25,000,000 shall be for the 

15 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 

16 and $48,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) shall be for 

17 the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro18 gram. 

19 SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

20 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

21 in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space 

22 technology, exploration, space operations and education 

23 research and development activities, including research, 

24 development, operations, support, and services; mainte25 nance and repair, facility planning and design; space 


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1 flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; 

2 program management; personnel and related costs, includ3 ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec4 tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 

5 expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

6 not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and represen7 tation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte8 nance, and operation of mission and administrative air9 craft, $3,084,600,000, to remain available until Sep10 tember 30, 2021. 

11 CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND

12 RESTORATION

13 For necessary expenses for construction of facilities 

14 including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modi15 fication of facilities, construction of new facilities and ad16 ditions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 

17 and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 

18 property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli19 ance and restoration, $497,200,000, to remain available 

20 until September 30, 2025: Provided, That proceeds from 

21 leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 

22 period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 

23 in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such 

24 proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail25 able for obligation for fiscal year 2020 in an amount not 


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1 to exceed $17,000,000: Provided further, That each an2 nual budget request shall include an annual estimate of 

3 gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds 

4 collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United 

5 States Code. 

6 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

8 General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

9 $41,700,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available 

10 until September 30, 2021. 

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 

14 shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 

15 a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 

16 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

17 available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero18 nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 

19 transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap20 propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 

21 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans22 fers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and 

23 available for the same purposes and the same time period 

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1 ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 

2 be available for obligation except in compliance with the 

3 procedures set forth in that section. 

4 The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro5 vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activ6 ity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent 

7 change of an amount established in that spending plan 

8 that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of 

9 this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under sec10 tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga11 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce12 dures set forth in that section. 

13 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

14 RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

15 For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 

16 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 

17 and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 

18 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

19 Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase 

20 of flight services for research support; acquisition of air21 craft; and authorized travel; $7,106,301,000 (increased by 

22 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

23 $1,200,000) (increased by $1,200,000) (reduced by 

24 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain avail25 able until September 30, 2021, of which not to exceed 


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1 $544,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 

2 polar research and operations support, and for reimburse3 ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 

4 support and logistical and other related activities for the 

5 United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 

6 for scientific support services and materials furnished by 

7 the National Research Centers and other National Science 

8 Foundation supported research facilities may be credited 

9 to this appropriation. 

10 MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

11 CONSTRUCTION

12 For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc13 tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 

14 equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu15 ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 

16 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, 

17 $223,230,000, to remain available until expended. 

18 EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

19 For necessary expenses in carrying out science, math20 ematics and engineering education and human resources 

21 programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 

22 Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), includ23 ing services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

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1 ference rooms in the District of Columbia, $950,000,000, 

2 to remain available until September 30, 2021. 

3 AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

4 For agency operations and award management nec5 essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation 

6 Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized 

7 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas8 senger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as 

9 authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 

10 States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of 

11 Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of 

12 Homeland Security for security guard services; 

13 $336,890,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is for 

14 official reception and representation expenses: Provided 

15 further, That contracts may be entered into under this 

16 heading in fiscal year 2020 for maintenance and operation 

17 of facilities and for other services to be provided during 

18 the next fiscal year. 

19 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

20 For necessary expenses (including payment of sala21 ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

22 the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 

23 and the employment of experts and consultants under sec24 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in car25 rying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation 


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1 Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 

2 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,370,000: Provided, That not 

3 to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception 

4 and representation expenses. 

5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

7 General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 

8 1978, $15,350,000, of which $400,000 shall remain avail9 able until September 30, 2021. 

10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

13 available for the current fiscal year for the National 

14 Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred be15 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 

16 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans17 fers. Any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be 

18 treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 

19 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except 

20 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

21 The Director of the National Science Foundation 

22 (NSF) shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

23 the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 

24 days in advance of any planned divestment through trans25 fer, decommissioning, termination, or deconstruction of 


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1 any NSF-owned facilities or any NSF capital assets (in2 cluding land, structures, and equipment) valued greater 

3 than $2,500,000. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropria5 tions Act, 2020’’. 

6 TITLE IV 

7 RELATED AGENCIES 

8 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 

11 Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

12 $10,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro13 priated in this paragraph may be used to employ any indi14 viduals under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 

15 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one spe16 cial assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, 

17 That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph 

18 shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 

19 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, 

20 who is permitted 125 billable days: Provided further, That 

21 none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 

22 used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly au23 thorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act 

24 of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a): Provided further, That the 


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1 Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or donation 

2 to carry out the work of the Commission. 

3 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment 

6 Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 

7 Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em8 ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the 

9 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of 

10 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 

11 1991, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 

12 (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amend13 ments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly 

14 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), in15 cluding services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

16 United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as 

17 authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 

18 Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to 

19 $29,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 

20 agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 

21 $399,500,000: Provided, That the Commission is author22 ized to make available for official reception and represen23 tation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: 

24 Provided further, That the Commission may take no action 

25 to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, 


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1 or reorganization until such time as the Committees on 

2 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

3 Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance 

4 with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of 

5 this Act: Provided further, That the Chair is authorized 

6 to accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the 

7 work of the Commission. 

8 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses of the International Trade 

11 Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 

12 and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

13 United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official 

14 reception and representation expenses, $101,000,000, to 

15 remain available until expended. 

16 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

17 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

18 For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 

19 carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 

20 Act of 1974, $550,000,000, of which $509,500,000 is for 

21 basic field programs and required independent audits; 

22 $5,100,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 

23 such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 

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1 help and information technology; $5,000,000 is for a Pro 

2 Bono Innovation Fund; and $2,000,000 is for loan repay3 ment assistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Cor4 poration may continue to provide locality pay to officers 

5 and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by 

6 the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based em7 ployees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United 

8 States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal 

9 Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)): Provided 

10 further, That the authorities provided in section 205 of 

11 this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corpora12 tion: Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 

13 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be 

14 considered an agency of the United States Government. 

15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES

16 CORPORATION

17 None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 

18 Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any pur19 pose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 

20 provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 

21 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this 

22 Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to 

23 the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, 

24 except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 


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1 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2019 and 

2 2020, respectively. 

3 MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com6 mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 

7 Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), 

8 $3,616,000. 

9 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE

10 REPRESENTATIVE

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 

13 States Trade Representative, including the hire of pas14 senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and 

15 consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

16 United States Code, $57,000,000 (increased by 

17 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), of which 

18 $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro19 vided, That of the total amount made available under this 

20 heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for offi21 cial reception and representation expenses. 

22 TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For activities of the United States Trade Representa25 tive authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation 


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1 and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), 

2 including transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the 

3 Trade Enforcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any 

4 transfer pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall 

5 be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 

6 Act. 

7 STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 

10 as authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 

11 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $6,555,000, of which $500,000 

12 shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 

13 That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official 

14 reception and representation expenses: Provided further, 

15 That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State 

16 Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the 

17 United States Government. 

18 TITLE V 

19 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

20 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 

23 this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 

24 not authorized by the Congress. 


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1 SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 

2 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

3 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

4 SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation 

5 under this Act for any consulting service through procure6 ment contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 

7 States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such 

8 expenditures are a matter of public record and available 

9 for public inspection, except where otherwise provided 

10 under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

11 issued pursuant to existing law. 

12 SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica13 tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 

14 be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica15 tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 

16 than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be af17 fected thereby. 

18 SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, 

19 or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 

20 agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli21 gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2020, or provided from 

22 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 

23 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 

24 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

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1 tiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates 

2 a program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or per3 sonnel by any means for any project or activity for which 

4 funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an of5 fice or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, pro6 grams or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any 

7 functions or activities presently performed by Federal em8 ployees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or ac9 tivities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 

10 less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, 

11 project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; 

12 or (8) results from any general savings, including savings 

13 from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a 

14 change in existing programs, projects or activities as ap15 proved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Com16 mittees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance 

17 of such reprogramming of funds. 

18 SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by 

19 a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally 

20 affixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, 

21 or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product 

22 sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 

23 in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to re24 ceive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 

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1 sion, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 

2 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula3 tions. 

4 (b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to au5 thorized purchases of promotional items, funds made 

6 available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that 

7 are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United 

8 States, its territories or possessions. 

9 (2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 

10 given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, 

11 Item (1)(f)(3). 

12 SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and 

13 Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the Na14 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide 

15 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep16 resentatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the sta17 tus of balances of appropriations at the account level. For 

18 unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, com19 mitted balances the quarterly reports shall separately 

20 identify the amounts attributable to each source year of 

21 appropriation from which the balances were derived. For 

22 balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly 

23 reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of 

24 obligation. 


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1 (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be 

2 submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. 

3 (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 

4 aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection 

5 (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, 

6 the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the 

7 maximum extent practicable under such accounting sys8 tem and shall identify and describe in each quarterly re9 port the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 

10 SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or 

11 agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to pre12 vent, personnel actions taken in response to funding re13 ductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the 

14 total budgetary resources available to such department or 

15 agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds be16 tween appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 

17 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 

18 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 

19 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 

20 reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 

21 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

22 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

23 Provided further, That for the Department of Commerce, 

24 this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care 

25 and protection of loan collateral or grant property. 


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1 SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act 

2 shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco 

3 or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal 

4 by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing 

5 of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions 

6 which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco 

7 products of the same type. 

8 SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund estab10 lished by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public 

11 Law 98–473 (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in ex12 cess of $2,838,000,000 shall not be available for obligation 

13 until the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwith14 standing section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts 

15 available from the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 

16 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Department of Justice, Office 

17 of Inspector General’’ account for oversight and auditing 

18 purposes associated with this section; and (2) 5 percent 

19 shall be available to the Office for Victims of Crime for 

20 grants, consistent with the requirements of the Victims of 

21 Crime Act, to Indian tribes to improve services for victims 

22 of crime. 

23 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available to the 

24 Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discrimi25 nate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 


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1 students who participate in programs for which financial 

2 assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents 

3 or legal guardians of such students. 

4 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 

5 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in6 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

7 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro8 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

9 SEC. 513. (a) The Inspectors General of the Depart10 ment of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Na11 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Na12 tional Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Cor13 poration shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector 

14 General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for 

15 which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit 

16 reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which 

17 may include preliminary findings and a description of 

18 areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initi19 ating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until 

20 any such audit is completed. 

21 (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit 

22 described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is 

23 completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Adminis24 trator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make 

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1 net website maintained by the Department, Administra2 tion, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results 

3 shall be made available in redacted form to exclude— 

4 (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of 

5 title 5, United States Code; and 

6 (2) sensitive personal information for any indi7 vidual, the public access to which could be used to 

8 commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or 

9 unlawful purposes. 

10 (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded 

11 by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a state12 ment to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, 

13 the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, 

14 certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract 

15 will be made available through a subcontract or in any 

16 other manner to another person who has a financial inter17 est in the person awarded the grant or contract. 

18 (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of 

19 this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on 

20 which the Director of the Office of Management and 

21 Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 

22 Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules 

23 and requirements, substantially similar to the require24 ments in such subsections, consistently apply under the 


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1 executive branch ethics program to all Federal depart2 ments, agencies, and entities. 

3 SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth4 erwise made available under this Act may be used by the 

5 Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aer6 onautics and Space Administration, or the National 

7 Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate8 impact information system, as defined for security cat9 egorization in the National Institute of Standards and 

10 Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing 

11 Standard Publication 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Cat12 egorization of Federal Information and Information Sys13 tems’’ unless the agency has— 

14 (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the infor15 mation systems against criteria developed by NIST 

16 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to 

17 inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and 

18 moderate-impact information systems within the 

19 Federal Government; 

20 (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre21 sumptive awardee against available and relevant 

22 threat information provided by the FBI and other 

23 appropriate agencies; and 

24 (3) in consultation with the FBI or other ap25 propriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of 


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1 any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated 

2 with the acquisition of such system, including any 

3 risk associated with such system being produced, 

4 manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities 

5 identified by the United States Government as pos6 ing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, 

7 those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by 

8 the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic 

9 of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 

10 or the Russian Federation. 

11 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

12 made available under this Act may be used to acquire a 

13 high-impact or moderate-impact information system re14 viewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head 

15 of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has— 

16 (1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the 

17 FBI, and supply chain risk management experts, a 

18 mitigation strategy for any identified risks; 

19 (2) determined, in consultation with NIST and 

20 the FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in 

21 the national interest of the United States; and 

22 (3) reported that determination to the Commit23 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa24 tives and the Senate and the agency Inspector Gen25 eral. 


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1 SEC. 515. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or 

3 justify the use of torture by any official or contract em4 ployee of the United States Government. 

5 SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this 

6 Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multi7 lateral trade agreement the text of— 

8 (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United 

9 States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement; 

10 (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United 

11 States–Australia Free Trade Agreement; or 

12 (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United 

13 States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 

14 SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this 

15 Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security 

16 letter in contravention of any of the following laws author17 izing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national 

18 security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 

19 1978; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 

20 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Secu21 rity Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM 

22 Act of 2015; and the laws amended by these Acts. 

23 SEC. 518. If at any time during any quarter, the pro24 gram manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 

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1 nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science 

2 Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reason3 able cause to believe that the total program cost has in4 creased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall 

5 immediately inform the respective Secretary, Adminis6 trator, or Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Di7 rector shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 

8 Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, 

9 and shall include in such notice: the date on which such 

10 determination was made; a statement of the reasons for 

11 such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken 

12 to control future cost growth of the project; changes made 

13 in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree 

14 to which such changes have contributed to the increase 

15 in total program costs or procurement costs; new esti16 mates of the total project or procurement costs; and a 

17 statement validating that the project’s management struc18 ture is adequate to control total project or procurement 

19 costs. 

20 SEC. 519. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

21 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intel22 ligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be 

23 specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of sec24 tion 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 


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1 3094) during fiscal year 2020 until the enactment of the 

2 Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. 

3 SEC. 520. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this Act may be used to enter into 

5 a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to 

6 award a grant in excess of such amount unless the pro7 spective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the 

8 agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best 

9 of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has 

10 filed all Federal tax returns required during the three 

11 years preceding the certification, has not been convicted 

12 of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 

13 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certifi14 cation, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment 

15 for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the as16 sessment is the subject of an installment agreement or 

17 offer in compromise that has been approved by the Inter18 nal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assess19 ment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or 

20 judicial proceeding. 

21 (RESCISSIONS)

22 SEC. 521. (a) Of the unobligated balances available 

23 to the Department of Justice, the following funds are 

24 hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2020, from 

25 the following accounts in the specified amounts— 


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1 (1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $100,000,000; 

2 (2) ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries 

3 and Expenses’’, $60,000,000 including from, but not 

4 limited to, fees collected to defray expenses for the 

5 automation of fingerprint identification and criminal 

6 justice information services and associated costs; and 

7 (3) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi8 ties, Office of Justice Programs’’, $85,000,000. 

9 (b) The Department of Justice shall submit to the 

10 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent11 atives and the Senate a report no later than September 

12 1, 2020, specifying the amount of each rescission made 

13 pursuant to subsection (a). 

14 (c) The amounts rescinded in subsection (a) shall not 

15 be from amounts that were designated by the Congress 

16 as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant 

17 to the concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 

18 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this 

20 Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline 

21 travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 

22 301–10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 

23 SEC. 523. None of the funds made available in this 

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1 ment or agency, who are stationed in the United States, 

2 at any single conference occurring outside the United 

3 States unless such conference is a law enforcement train4 ing or operational conference for law enforcement per5 sonnel and the majority of Federal employees in attend6 ance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the 

7 United States. 

8 SEC. 524. The Director of the Office of Management 

9 and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or in10 strumentality of the United States receiving funds appro11 priated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in 

12 expired grant accounts and include in its annual perform13 ance plan and performance and accountability reports the 

14 following: 

15 (1) Details on future action the department, 

16 agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve 

17 undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. 

18 (2) The method that the department, agency, or 

19 instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances 

20 in expired grant accounts. 

21 (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in ex22 pired grant accounts that may be returned to the 

23 Treasury of the United States. 

24 (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on 

25 the total number of expired grant accounts with 


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1 undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal 

2 year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality 

3 and the total finances that have not been obligated 

4 to a specific project remaining in the accounts. 

5 SEC. 525. To the extent practicable, funds made 

6 available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs 

7 that are ‘‘Energy Star’’ qualified or have the ‘‘Federal En8 ergy Management Program’’ designation. 

9 SEC. 526. (a) None of the funds made available by 

10 this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and 

11 Space Administration (NASA), the Office of Science and 

12 Technology Policy (OSTP), or the National Space Council 

13 (NSC) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, 

14 or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract 

15 of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilat16 erally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned com17 pany unless such activities are specifically authorized by 

18 a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 

20 be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors 

21 at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. 

22 (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and 

23 (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA, OSTP, or 

24 NSC, after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Inves25 tigation, have certified— 


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1 (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of 

2 technology, data, or other information with national 

3 security or economic security implications to China 

4 or a Chinese-owned company; and 

5 (2) will not involve knowing interactions with 

6 officials who have been determined by the United 

7 States to have direct involvement with violations of 

8 human rights. 

9 (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall 

10 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal 

12 Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to 

13 the activity in question and shall include a description of 

14 the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major partici15 pants, and its location and timing. 

16 SEC. 527. (a) None of the funds made available in 

17 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

18 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

19 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

20 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

21 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

22 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi23 nal investigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other law 

24 enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity. 


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1 SEC. 528. The Departments of Commerce and Jus2 tice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

3 the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil 

4 Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 

5 the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services 

6 Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices 

7 of Science and Technology Policy and the United States 

8 Trade Representative, the National Space Council, and 

9 the State Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, 

10 signed by the respective department or agency head, to 

11 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep12 resentatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date 

13 of enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 529. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

15 this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

16 made available by this Act may be used to pay award or 

17 incentive fees for contractor performance that has been 

18 judged to be below satisfactory performance or for per19 formance that does not meet the basic requirements of a 

20 contract. 

21 SEC. 530. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legit23 imacy of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural 

24 Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of 

25 Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 


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1 SEC. 531. None of the funds made available under 

2 this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with 

3 respect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, 

4 Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, 

5 Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ken6 tucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michi7 gan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, 

8 New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, 

9 North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, 

10 Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

11 Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Vir12 ginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the 

13 District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

14 Mariana Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent any 

15 of them from implementing their own laws that authorize 

16 the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical 

17 marijuana. 

18 SEC. 532. The Department of Commerce, the Na19 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Na20 tional Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report 

21 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep22 resentatives and the Senate on any official travel to China 

23 by any employee of such Department or agency, including 

24 the purpose of such travel. 


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1 SEC. 533. Of the amounts made available by this Act, 

2 not less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, 

3 respectively, for Public Works grants authorized by the 

4 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and 

5 grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler 

6 Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall 

7 be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: 

8 Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘per9 sistent poverty counties’’ means any county that has had 

10 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over 

11 the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 

12 decennial censuses and the most recent Small Area In13 come and Poverty Estimates, or any territory or posses14 sion of the United States. 

15 SEC. 534. None of the funds made available in this 

16 Act or any other Act may be used by the Department of 

17 Commerce to incorporate into the 2020 Decennial Census 

18 any question that was not included in the 2018 End-to19 End Census Test in Providence County, Rhode Island. 

20 SEC. 535. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to relocate the Bureau of Alcohol, To22 bacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Canine Training 

23 Center or the ATF National Canine Division. 

24 SEC. 536. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

25 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this division shall 


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1 be treated as referring only to the provisions of this divi2 sion. 

3 SEC. 537. Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying 

4 this Act’’ contained in this division shall be treated as a 

5 reference to House Report 116–101. The effect of such 

6 Report shall be limited to this division and shall apply for 

7 purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided 

8 by, and the implementation of, this division. 

9 SEC. 538. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used to carry out section 3622(c)(2) of title 

11 18, United States Code. 

12 SEC. 539. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth13 erwise made available by this Act may be made available 

14 to enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative 

15 agreement with any entity listed in subsection (b). 

16 (b) The entities listed in this subsection are the fol17 lowing: 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower Chicago, Chicago, IL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Golf Links 

Ireland (formerly The 

Lodge at Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Trump International 

Hotel Las Vegas, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump National Doral 

Miami, Miami, FL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower New 

York, New York City, 

NY 

Trump SoHo New York, 

New York City, NY 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump International 

Hotel Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 

Trump International 

Hotel Washington, DC 

Trump Tower, 721 Fifth 

Avenue, New York 

City, New York 

Trump World Tower, 

845 United Nations 

Plaza, New York City, 

New York 

Trump Park Avenue, 

502 Park Avenue, 

New York City, New 

York 


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Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, NY 

Trump Parc East, 100 

Central Park South, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Palace, 200 East 

69th Street, New York 

City, New York 

Heritage, Trump Place, 

240 Riverside Blvd, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Place, 220 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Place, 200 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Grande, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

Trump Hollywood Florida, Hollywood, Florida Trump Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 

Trump Tower at City 

Center, Westchester, 

NY 

Trump Park Residences, 

Yorktown, NY 

Trump Parc Stamford, 

Stamford, Connecticut 

Trump Plaza Residences, 

Jersey City, NJ 

The Estate at Trump 

National, Los Angeles, 

CA 

Trump Towers Pune, 

India, Pune, India 

Trump Tower Mumbai, 

India, Mumbai, India 

Trump Towers Makati, 

Philippines, Makati, 

Philippines 

Trump International 

Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump Towers Istanbul, 

Sisli, Istanbul, Sisli 

Trump Tower Punta Del 

Este, Uruguay, Punta 

Sel Este, Uruguay 

Briar Hall Operations 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Dubai II Golf Manager LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Home Marks International LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Home Marks International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT India Venture LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT India Venture Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jersey City 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jupiter LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Mark Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Qatar Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Products 

International LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Product 

International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Pune Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT MARKS PUNE II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune II Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

LP, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Worli LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Worli Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Indian Hills Holdings 

LLC f/k/a Indian Hills 

Development LLC, 

New York, New York 


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Jupiter Golf Club LLC 

(Trump National Gold 

Club-Jupiter), New 

York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Lamington Family Holdings LLC, New York, 

New York 

Lawrence Towers Apartments, New York, New 

York 

LFB Acquisition LLC, 

New York, New York 

LFB Acquisition Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

Mar A Lago Club, Inc, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

Mar A Lago Club, 

L.L.C, New York, 

New York 

Nitto World Co, Limited, 

Turnberry, Scotland 

OPO Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

OPO Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

OWO Developer LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIGL Ireland Enterprises Limited (Trump 

International Golf 

Links- Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TIGL Ireland Management Limited, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ace Entertainment 

Holdings Inc (f/k/a 

Trump Casinos Inc 

and formerly Trump 

Taj Mahal, Inc), Atlantic City, NJ 

Trump Chicago Commercial Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Commercial Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Managing Member LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Residential Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Residential Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

LLC (Trump National 

Doral), New York, 

New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Golf Acquisitions 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump International Development LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club LC (Trump 

International Golf 

Club- Florida), New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club Scotland 

Limited, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Inc, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

Trump International 

Hotel and Tower Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump International 

Hotel Hawaii LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump International Hotels Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump International 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Korean Projects 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Baja 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Baja 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Batumi, 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages, 

LLC New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Canouan 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Canouan, 

LLC New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Dubai 

Corp, New York, New 

York 


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Trump Marks Dubai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks GP Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Holding 

LP (FKA Trump 

Marks LP), New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Mortgage 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mtg LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Palm 

Beach Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Palm 

Beach LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Panama 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Panama 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philippines Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Philippines LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Products 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Products 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Company LLC, New 

York, New York 

The Trump Marks Real 

Estate Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks SOHO License Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks SOHO 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LP (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

LP), New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Westchester Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Westchester LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks White 

Plains LLC, New 

York, New York 


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Trump Miami Resort 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Miami Resort 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club LLC (Trump 

National Golf ClubWestchester), New 

York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

LCC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Old Post Office 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Old Post Office 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump On the Ocean 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Organization 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, New York, New 

York 

Trump Pageants, Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Palace Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump Palace/Parc 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Parc East Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump Park Avenue Acquisition LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Park Avenue 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Phoenix Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Plaza LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Plaza Member 

Inc (F/K/A Trump 

Plaza Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Productions LLC 

(former Rancho Lien 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Production Managing Member Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Project Manager 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Realty Services, 

LLc (f/k/a Trump 

Mortgage Services 

LLC (03) & Tower 

Mortgage Services 

LLC), Palm Beach, 

Florida 

Trump Restaurants 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Riverside Management LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Ruffin Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Ruffin LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Ruffin Tower I 

LLC, Las Vegas, NV 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago LLC, Chicago, IL 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago Member Corp, 

Chicago, IL 

Trump Scotland Member 

Inc, Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Scotsborough 

Square LLC, 

Scotsborough Square, 

VA 

Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York, 

New York, New York 

Trump SoHo Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Toronto Hotel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Toronto Development Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Toronto Member 

Corp (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

Member Corp), New 

York, New York 


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Trump Tower Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Tower Condominium Residential 

Section, New York, 

New York 

Trump Tower Managing 

Member Inc, New 

York, New York 

Trump Village Construction Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Lot 3 Owner LLC (F/ 

K/A Eric Trump Land 

Holdings LLC), New 

York, New York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions LLC (fka Virginia Acquisitions 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Wine Marks 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Wine Marks 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump World Productions LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump World Productions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump World Publications LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump/New World Property Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump’s Castle Management Corp, Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Marks White 

Plains Corp, New 

York, New York 

Turnberry Scotland 

Managing Member 

Corp, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

Turnberry Scotland 

LLC, Turnberry, Scotland 

TW Venture I LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II LLC, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TW Venture I Managing 

Member Corp, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II Managing Member Corp, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ultimate Air Corp, New 

York, New York 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

Corp, Chicago, IL 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

LLC, Chicago, IL 

VH Property Corp 

(Trump National Golf 

Club-Los Angeles), 

Los Angeles, CA 

VHPS LLC, Los Angeles, CA 

West Palm Operations 

LLC, WPB, Florida 

Wexford Hall Inc., New 

York, New York 

White Course LLC, 

Miami, FL 

White Course Managing 

Member Corp, Miami 

FL 

Wilshire Hall LLC, New 

York, New York 

Wollman Rink Operations LLC, New 

York, New York 

Yorktown Real Estate 

LLC (F/K/A/ Yorktown Development Associates LLC), New 

York, New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Donald 

J. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Robert 

S. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth J. Trump, New 

York, New York 

Fred C. Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Maryanne Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O the 

grandchildren of Fred 

C. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

grantor Trust - DJT 

is the Trustee Successor - Trustee is 

Donald J. Trump, Jr., 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Revocable Trust, New 

York, New York 

The Police Athletic 

League, Inc, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 


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DT Bali Technical Services Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Connect Europe 

Limited, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

DT Endeavor I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Endeavor I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Bali LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Bali Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Lido LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Lido Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower II LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Kolkata LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Tower Kolkata Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Venture I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DTTM Operations LLC, 

New York, New York 

DTTM Operations Managing Member, New 

York, New York 

EID Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

EID Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

THC DC Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, New 

York, New York 

Lamington Farm Club 

(TRUMP NATIONAL 

GOLF CLUBBEDMINSTER)*, 

Bedminster, NJ 

Mobile Payroll Construction LLC, New York, 

New York 

Mobile Payroll Construction Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES LLC, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES MEMBER CORP, New 

York, New York 

TC MARKS BUENOS 

AIRES LLC, New 

York, New York 

WMTMF LLC, New 

York, New York 

Midland Associates, New 

York, New York 

Miss Universe L.P., LLP 

(formerly Trump Pageants, L.P.), New 

York, New York 

Trump Central Park 

West Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

40 Wall Street LLC, 

New York, New York 

401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Chicago, IL 809 North Canon LLC, 

Beverly Hills, CA 

Caribuslness Investments, S.R.L., Dominican Republic County Properties, LLC, 

Norfolk, VA 

DJT Aerospace LLC, 

New York, New York 

DJT Operations I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Connect II LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

Excel Venture I LLC, 

St. Martin, French 

West Indies 

Fifty-Seventh Street Associates LLC, New 

York, New York 

Pine Hill Development 

LLC, Pine Hill, NJ 

Seven Springs LLC, Mt. 

Kisco, NY 

Trump Turnberry , 

Turnberry, Scotland 

The East 61 Street 

Company, LP, New 

York, New York 

The Trump Corporation, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Commercial LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Holding Company 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Hudson Valley, 

Hopewell Junction, 

NY 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Charlotte, 

Charlotte, NC 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Philadelphia, 

Pine Hill, NJ 

Trump International 

Golf Links - Scotland, 

Aberdeen, Scotland 


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Trump Las Vegas Development LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Marks Asia LLC, 

Sterling, VA 

Trump Model Management LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Washington 

DC, Potomac Falls, 

VA 

1125 South Ocean LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

T Promotions LLC, New 

York, New York 

HWA 555 Owners, LLC, 

San Francisco, CA 

1290 Avenue of the 

Americas, A TenancyIn-Common, New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Triplex, 

New York, New York 

NIKIA DTW VENTURE LLC, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

THC Vancouver Management Corp, Vancouver, Canada TNGC Jupiter Management Corp, Jupiter, 

FL 

Trump Toronto Hotel 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Management 

Inc., Manhasset, NY 

THC Miami Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, 

Miami, FL 

THC IMEA Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Lido Technical Services Manager LLC, 

Lido, Indonesia 

Trump Las Vegas Sales 

& Marketing, Inc., Las 

Vegas, NV 

Albemarle Estate, Charlottesville, VA MacLeod House & 

Lodge, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump Golf Links at 

Ferry Point, New 

York City, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Dubai, 

UAE 

Trump World Golf Club 

Dubai, UAE 

Trump International Resort & Golf Club Lido, 

Lido City, Indonesia 

Seven Springs, Bedford, 

NY 

Le Chateau des 

Palmiers, St. Martin, 

French West Indies 

Trump World, Seoul, 

South Korea 

Trump Towers, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

1 SEC. 540. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act to the Department of Justice may be used to prevent 

3 the Virgin Islands from implementing its own law that au4 thorizes the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of 

5 medical marijuana. 

6 SEC. 541. None of the funds made available in this 

7 Act may be used in contravention of the national stand8 ards for fishery conservation and management as set out 

9 in section 301 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva10 tion and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851). 

11 SEC. 542. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used by the National Telecommunications and 

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1 ability map using only Form 477 data from the Federal 

2 Communications Commission. 

3 SEC. 543. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used for activities prohibited by the order 

5 issued by the Attorney General entitled ‘‘Prohibition on 

6 Certain Federal Adoptions of Seizures by State and Local 

7 Law Enforcement Agencies’’ (Order No. 3488–2015, 

8 dated January 16, 2015). 

9 SEC. 544. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act to the Department of Justice may be used to prevent 

11 any Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 4 of 

12 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

13 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) from enacting or implementing 

14 tribal laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, 

15 or cultivation of marijuana. 

16 SEC. 545. None of the funds made available to the 

17 Bureau of the Census by this Act may be used in the con18 travention of section 9 of title 13, United States Code. 

19 SEC. 546. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be used to issue a proposed or final rule revising 

21 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 

22 Federal consistency regulations at 15 Code Federal Regu23 lations part 930 under Section 307(c) of the Coastal Zone 

24 Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456(c)). 


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1 SEC. 547. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used— 

3 (1) to allow or authorize the incidental taking 

4 of marine mammals under section 101(a)(5)(A) or 

5 (D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 

6 (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)(A) or (D)) for geophysical or 

7 geological exploration for oil or gas (as those terms 

8 are defined in 30 CFR 551.1), within the specific 

9 geographic region described in ‘‘Notice; issuance of 

10 five incidental harassment authorizations’’ published 

11 in the Federal Register at 83 Fed. Reg. 63,268; 

12 (2) to provide an opinion from the Secretary of 

13 Commerce under section 7(b) of the Endangered 

14 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(b)), on how 

15 any such authorization affects an endangered species 

16 or its critical habitat; or 

17 (3) to prepare or supplement an Environmental 

18 Impact Statement or Environmental Assessment 

19 pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, 

20 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and its associated regula21 tions, in support of any such authorization. 

22 SEC. 548. None of the funds made available by this 

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1 ments in contravention of existing law, including sections 

2 9 and 214 of title 13, United States Code. 

3 SEC. 549. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to enforce the ‘‘Memorandum for Federal 

5 Prosecutors Along the Southwest Border, Zero-tolerance 

6 for Offenses Under 8 U.S.C. 1325(a)’’ issued by the At7 torney General on April 6, 2018. 

8 SEC. 550. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with re10 spect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, 

11 Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, 

12 Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ken13 tucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michi14 gan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, 

15 New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, 

16 North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, 

17 Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

18 Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Vir19 ginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the 

20 District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

21 Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the United States 

22 Virgin Islands, to prevent any of them from implementing 

23 their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, posses24 sion, or cultivation of marijuana. 


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1 SEC. 551. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used by the Department of Justice to argue, 

3 in the conduct of any litigation to which the United States, 

4 or an agency or officer thereof is a party, that any provi5 sion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

6 (Public Law 111–148; 124 Stat. 119) or of the Health 

7 Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public 

8 Law 111–152), is unconstitutional or is invalid or unen9 forceable on any ground, including that certain provisions 

10 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are not 

11 severable from section 5000A of that Act. 

12 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Justice, 

13 Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 

14 DIVISION B—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE15 VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN16 ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

17 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 

18 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

19 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag20 riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra21 tion, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep22 tember 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely: 


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1 TITLE I 

2 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

3 PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING

4 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 

7 $45,112,000 (reduced by $3,600,000) (reduced by 

8 $5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

9 $500,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

10 $12,500,000), of which not to exceed $4,850,000 (reduced 

11 by $1,000,000) shall be available for the Immediate Office 

12 of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,448,000 shall be avail13 able for the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed 

14 $6,211,000 shall be available for the Office of Partner15 ships and Public Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall 

16 be for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to exceed $22,251,000 (re17 duced by $3,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced 

18 by $500,000) (reduced by $12,500,000) shall be available 

19 for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra20 tion, of which $21,376,000 (reduced by $3,000,000) (re21 duced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $500,000) (reduced by 

22 $12,500,000) shall be available for Departmental Admin23 istration to provide for necessary expenses for manage24 ment support services to offices of the Department and 

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1 ations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not 

2 otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and 

3 efficient work of the Department: Provided, That funds 

4 made available by this Act to an agency in the Administra5 tion mission area for salaries and expenses are available 

6 to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of7 fice; not to exceed $3,091,000 shall be available for the 

8 Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations 

9 and Intergovernmental Affairs to carry out the programs 

10 funded by this Act, including programs involving intergov11 ernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; 

12 and not to exceed $7,261,000 (reduced by $600,000) (re13 duced by $1,000,000) shall be available for the Office of 

14 Communications: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

15 Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated 

16 for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other 

17 office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That 

18 no appropriation for any office shall be increased or de19 creased by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That 

20 not to exceed $22,000 of the amount made available under 

21 this paragraph for the Immediate Office of the Secretary 

22 shall be available for official reception and representation 

23 expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 

24 Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made avail25 able under this heading for Departmental Administration 


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1 shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this 

2 Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings 

3 as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That 

4 funds made available under this heading for the Office of 

5 the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and 

6 Intergovernmental Affairs may be transferred to agencies 

7 of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to 

8 maintain personnel at the agency level. 

9 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

10 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 

12 Economist, $21,013,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for 

13 grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 

14 7 U.S.C. 3155. 

15 OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and 

17 Appeals, $15,222,000. 

18 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 

20 Program Analysis, $9,525,000. 

21 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In23 formation Officer, $101,400,000 (reduced by $3,000,000) 

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1 duced by $200,000) (reduced by $353,000) (reduced by 

2 $25,000,000) (reduced by $12,500,000). 

3 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi5 nancial Officer, $6,028,000. 

6 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL

7 RIGHTS

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 

9 Secretary for Civil Rights, $901,000: Provided, That 

10 funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil 

11 Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available 

12 to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of13 fice. 

14 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

16 $24,206,000. 

17 AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For payment of space rental and related costs pursu20 ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 

21 to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis22 trator of General Services to the Department of Agri23 culture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities 

24 of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 

25 alterations and other actions needed for the Department 


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1 and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con2 figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 

3 General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im4 provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili5 ties, and for related costs, $331,114,000 (reduced by 

6 $1,000,000), to remain available until expended. 

7 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

9 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri10 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 

11 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 6901 et seq.), $5,288,000, to remain available until ex14 pended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available 

15 herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Man16 agement may be transferred to any agency of the Depart17 ment for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to 

18 the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 

19 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

21 General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 

22 General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), 

23 $98,208,000 (increased by $1,000,000), including such 

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1 suant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 

2 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), and including 

3 not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational 

4 expenses, including the payment of informants, to be ex5 pended under the direction of the Inspector General pur6 suant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 

7 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of the Agri8 culture and Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–98). 

9 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 

11 Counsel, $41,242,000 (reduced by $30,000,000). 

12 OFFICE OF ETHICS

13 For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 

14 $4,136,000. 

15 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 

16 EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

18 Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, 

19 $800,000 (reduced by $1) (increased by $1): Provided, 

20 That funds made available by this Act to an agency in 

21 the Research, Education, and Economics mission area for 

22 salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one ad23 ministrative support staff for the Office. 


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1 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

2 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 

3 Service, $87,757,000 (reduced by $1) (increased by $1): 

4 Provided, That the term ‘‘necessary expenses’’ does not 

5 include any expenditure of funds to relocate the Economic 

6 Research Service outside the National Capital Region. 

7 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

8 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 

9 Statistics Service, $180,794,000, of which up to 

10 $45,300,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen11 sus of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available 

12 for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Cur13 rent Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 

14 2204g(d) and (f). 

15 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 

18 Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 

19 or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and 

20 for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of 

21 equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money 

22 to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the 

23 total value of the land or interests transferred out of Fed24 eral ownership, $1,347,516,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) 

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1 main available until expended, shall be used for transition 

2 and equipment purchases for the National Bio and Agro3 Defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas: Provided, 

4 That of the amounts available to the Agricultural Re5 search Service for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Fa6 cility, no funds may be obligated above the amount pro7 vided for the facility in Public Law 116–6 until the Sec8 retary of Agriculture submits to the Committees on Ap9 propriations of both Houses of Congress, and receives 

10 written or electronic notification of receipt from such 

11 Committees, a strategic plan as required in the report ac12 companying this Act: Provided further, That appropria13 tions hereunder shall be available for the operation and 

14 maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 

15 one for replacement only: Provided further, That appro16 priations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 

17 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair 

18 of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro19 vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not 

20 exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses 

21 which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 

22 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to 

23 exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for two buildings to 

24 be constructed at a cost not to exceed $3,000,000 each, 

25 and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal 


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1 year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace2 ment value of the building or $500,000, whichever is 

3 greater: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 

4 shall be available for entering into lease agreements at any 

5 Agricultural Research Service location for the construction 

6 of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by 

7 the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the 

8 lease shall be that any facility shall be owned, operated, 

9 and maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall be re10 moved upon the expiration or termination of the lease 

11 agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on alter12 ations contained in this Act shall not apply to moderniza13 tion or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, 

14 Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations here15 under shall be available for granting easements at the 

16 Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, 

17 That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replace18 ment of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 

19 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appro20 priations hereunder shall be available for granting ease21 ments at any Agricultural Research Service location for 

22 the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 

23 entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Re24 search Service and a condition of the easements shall be 

25 that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the 


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1 Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the 

2 Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the 

3 interest of the United States: Provided further, That funds 

4 may be received from any State, other political subdivi5 sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab6 lishing or operating any research facility or research 

7 project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 

8 by law. 

9 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

10 For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im11 provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 

12 equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agri13 cultural research programs of the Department of Agri14 culture, where not otherwise provided, $50,000,000 to re15 main available until expended. 

16 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

17 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

18 For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 

19 cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 

20 for other expenses, $1,033,007,000 (increased by 

21 $2,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

22 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

23 $5,000,000), which shall be for the purposes, and in the 

24 amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute 

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1 ties’’ in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That 

2 funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education 

3 grants for 1890 institutions, capacity building for non4 land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food 

5 research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, 

6 multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution 

7 challenge grants, and grants management systems shall 

8 remain available until expended: Provided further, That 

9 each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans10 Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided 

11 further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native 

12 and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made avail13 able to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligi14 ble institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the 

15 States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds 

16 for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made 

17 available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 

18 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided further, That not more 

19 than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or 

20 any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Re21 search Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 3157 may be retained by 

22 the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs 

23 incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority: 

24 Provided further, That none of these funds may be used 


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1 to relocate the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 

2 outside the National Capital Region. 

3 NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

4 For the Native American Institutions Endowment 

5 Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 

6 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. 

7 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

8 For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 

9 Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the 

10 Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $541,086,000 

11 (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (in12 creased by $10,000,000), which shall be for the purposes, 

13 and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National 

14 Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities’’ 

15 in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds 

16 for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain 

17 available until expended: Provided further, That institu18 tions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for co19 operative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Pro20 vided further, That funds for cooperative extension under 

21 sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 

22 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 

23 shall be available for retirement and employees’ compensa24 tion costs for extension agents: Provided further, That 

25 none of these funds may be used to relocate the National 


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1 Institute of Food and Agriculture outside the National 

2 Capital Region. 

3 INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

4 For the integrated research, education, and extension 

5 grants programs, including necessary administrative ex6 penses, $40,000,000, which shall be for the purposes, and 

7 in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National In8 stitute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in 

9 the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds 

10 for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall re11 main available until September 30, 2021: Provided further, 

12 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect 

13 costs shall not be charged against any Extension Imple14 mentation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop 

15 Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626): 

16 Provided further, That none of these funds may be used 

17 to relocate the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 

18 outside the National Capital Region. 

19 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING

20 AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS

21 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

22 Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 

23 $800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 

24 Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory Pro25 grams mission area for salaries and expenses are available 


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1 to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of2 fice. 

3 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 

7 Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for 

8 representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 

9 the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), 

10 $1,034,011,000 (reduced by $12,000,000) (increased by 

11 $12,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (increased by 

12 $15,000,000), of which $470,000, to remain available 

13 until expended, shall be available for the control of out14 breaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for 

15 control of pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to 

16 the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of 

17 which $11,520,000, to remain available until expended, 

18 shall be used for the cotton pests program, including for 

19 cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradi20 cation zones; of which $37,857,000, to remain available 

21 until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Serv22 ices; of which $1,000,000 shall be for activities under the 

23 authority of the Horse Protection Act, as amended (15 

24 U.S.C. 1831); of which $62,840,000, to remain available 

25 until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of 


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1 which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, 

2 shall be for information technology infrastructure; of 

3 which $186,513,000, to remain available until expended, 

4 shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $12,826,000, 

5 to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop 

6 and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $17,523,000, to 

7 remain available until expended, shall be for zoonotic dis8 ease management; of which $40,966,000, to remain avail9 able until expended, shall be for emergency preparedness 

10 and response; of which $60,000,000, to remain available 

11 until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which 

12 $5,725,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

13 for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to 

14 $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

15 for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which 

16 $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

17 for the wildlife damage management program for aviation 

18 safety; of which $17,800,000, to remain available until ex19 pended, shall be used to carry out the science program 

20 and transition activities for the National Bio and Agro21 Defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas: Provided, 

22 That of the amounts available to the Animal and Plant 

23 Health Inspection Service for the National Bio and Agro24 Defense Facility, no funds may be obligated above the 

25 amount provided for the facility in Public Law 116–6 until 


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1 the Secretary of Agriculture submits to the Committees 

2 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and re3 ceives written or electronic notification of receipt from 

4 such Committees, a strategic plan as required in the re5 port accompanying this Act: Provided further, That of 

6 amounts available under this heading for wildlife services 

7 methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available 

8 until expended: Provided further, That of amounts avail9 able under this heading for the screwworm program, 

10 $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro11 vided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate 

12 or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the 

13 current fiscal year that does not require minimum match14 ing by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, 

15 That this appropriation shall be available for the purchase, 

16 replacement, operation, and maintenance of aircraft: Pro17 vided further, That in addition, in emergencies which 

18 threaten any segment of the agricultural production indus19 try of the United States, the Secretary may transfer from 

20 other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or 

21 corporations of the Department such sums as may be 

22 deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies 

23 for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious 

24 disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for ex25 penses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of 


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1 the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 

2 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection 

3 Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended bal4 ances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes 

5 in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such 

6 transferred amounts: Provided further, That appropria7 tions hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 

8 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased build9 ings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the 

10 cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 

11 shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 

12 value of the building. 

13 In fiscal year 2020, the agency is authorized to collect 

14 fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist15 ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political 

16 subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, 

17 foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such 

18 fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such 

19 fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, 

20 or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such 

21 fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail22 able until expended, without further appropriation, for 

23 providing such assistance, goods, or services. 


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1 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

2 For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte3 nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al4 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as 

5 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as 

6 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2268a, $3,175,000, to remain 

7 available until expended. 

8 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

9 MARKETING SERVICES

10 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 

11 Service, $182,888,000 (increased by $10,000,000) (re12 duced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,500,000) (reduced 

13 by $1,500,000), of which $4,000,000 (increased by 

14 $1,000,000) shall be available for the purposes of section 

15 12306 of Public Law 113–79: Provided, That this appro16 priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) 

17 for the alteration and repair of buildings and improve18 ments, but the cost of altering any one building during 

19 the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current 

20 replacement value of the building. 

21 Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 

22 activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 

23 U.S.C. 9701). 


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1 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

2 Not to exceed $61,227,000 (from fees collected) shall 

3 be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra4 tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated 

5 and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may 

6 exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification 

7 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

8 Congress. 

9 FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND

10 SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au13 gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for com14 modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other 

15 related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 

16 Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 

17 Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) trans18 fers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than 

19 $20,705,000 for formulation and administration of mar20 keting agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural 

21 Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural 

22 Act of 1961 (Public Law 87–128). 

23 PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

24 For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 

25 and departments of markets, and similar agencies for 


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1 marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul2 tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 

3 $1,235,000. 

4 LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES

5 EXPENSES

6 Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall 

7 be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 

8 and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac9 tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 

10 other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 

11 exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com12 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

13 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

15 Secretary for Food Safety, $800,000: Provided, That 

16 funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food 

17 Safety mission area for salaries and expenses are available 

18 to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of19 fice. 

20 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

21 For necessary expenses to carry out services author22 ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 

23 Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection 

24 Act, including not to exceed $10,000 for representation 

25 allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 


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1 Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 

2 $1,054,344,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred3 ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab4 oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 

5 Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 

6 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the 

7 Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system 

8 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

9 That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall 

10 be employed during fiscal year 2020 for purposes dedi11 cated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 

12 Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et 

13 seq.): Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspec14 tion Service shall continue implementation of section 

15 11016 of Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the 

16 amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113– 

17 79: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 

18 available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alter19 ation and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 

20 cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 

21 shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 

22 value of the building. 


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1 TITLE II 

2 FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 

3 PROGRAMS 

4 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM

5 PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

7 Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, 

8 $901,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 

9 Act to an agency in the Farm Production and Conserva10 tion mission area for salaries and expenses are available 

11 to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of12 fice. 

13 FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS

14 CENTER

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and 

18 Conservation Business Center, $206,530,000: Provided, 

19 That $60,228,000 of amounts appropriated for the cur20 rent fiscal year pursuant to section 1241(a) of the Farm 

21 Security and Rural Investment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

22 3841(a)) shall be transferred to and merged with this ac23 count. 


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1 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 

5 $1,122,837,000, of which not less than $20,000,000 shall 

6 be for the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies at 

7 Farm Service Agency county offices and farm loan officers 

8 and shall be available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 

9 That of the funds included under this heading, 

10 $30,000,000 shall be available until expended for tem11 porary staff and information technology software develop12 ment related to implementation of the Agriculture Im13 provement Act of 2018: Provided further, That not more 

14 than 50 percent of the funding made available under this 

15 heading for information technology related to farm pro16 gram delivery may be obligated until the Secretary sub17 mits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

18 of Congress, and receives written or electronic notification 

19 of receipt from such Committees of, a plan for expenditure 

20 that: (1) identifies for each project/investment over 

21 $25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities 

22 to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) 

23 the estimated lifecycle cost for the entirety of the project/ 

24 investment, including estimates for development as well as 

25 maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be 


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1 met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) 

2 consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information 

3 Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance 

4 with applicable lifecycle management policies and guid5 ance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s cap6 ital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) 

7 has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Of8 fice and approved by the Committees on Appropriations 

9 of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the 

10 agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quar11 ter of fiscal year 2020 to the Committees on Appropria12 tions and the Government Accountability Office, that iden13 tifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) 

14 current performance against key indicators of customer 

15 satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agree16 ments or other technical metrics, (c) current performance 

17 against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed 

18 breakdown of current and planned spending on oper19 ational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment 

20 of whether the investment continues to meet business 

21 needs as intended as well as alternatives to the investment: 

22 Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to use 

23 the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) 

24 of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program 

25 payments for all programs administered by the Agency: 


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1 Provided further, That other funds made available to the 

2 Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 

3 merged with this account: Provided further, That funds 

4 made available to county committees shall remain avail5 able until expended: Provided further, That none of the 

6 funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used 

7 to close Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided fur8 ther, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service 

9 Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based 

10 employees that would result in an office with two or fewer 

11 employees without prior notification and approval of the 

12 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con13 gress. 

14 STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

15 For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul16 tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101– 

17 5106), $5,000,000. 

18 GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

19 For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 

20 groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of 

21 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), 

22 $6,500,000, to remain available until expended. 


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1 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 

4 payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 

5 products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as 

6 may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 

8 in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de9 scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 

10 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria11 tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 

12 12). 

13 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

14 ACCOUNT

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di17 rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et 

18 seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emer19 gency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land ac20 quisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 

21 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 

22 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans 

23 (25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from funds in the Agricul24 tural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,750,000,000 

25 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 


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1 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,960,000,000 for un2 subsidized guaranteed operating loans and 

3 $1,550,133,000 for direct operating loans; emergency 

4 loans, $37,668,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, 

5 $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, 

6 $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, 

7 $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program 

8 loans, $20,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

9 deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose 

10 of boll weevil eradication program loans. 

11 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and 

12 grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined 

13 in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

14 as follows: farm operating loans, $58,440,000 for direct 

15 operating loans, $20,972,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed 

16 operating loans; emergency loans, $2,023,000; $2,745,000 

17 for Indian highly fractionated land loans; and $20,000 for 

18 boll weevil eradication loans; to remain available until ex19 pended. 

20 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

21 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

22 $317,068,000: Provided, That of this amount, 

23 $290,917,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 

24 appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Ex25 penses’’: Provided further, That of this amount 


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1 $16,081,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 

2 appropriation for ‘‘Farm Production and Conservation 

3 Business Center, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

4 Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 

5 Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, 

6 operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed 

7 loans may be transferred among these programs: Pro8 vided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 

9 Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in ad10 vance of any transfer. 

11 RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the Risk Management 

14 Agency, $58,361,000: Provided, That not to exceed 

15 $1,000 shall be available for official reception and rep16 resentation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 

17 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

18 CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

19 For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi20 sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), 

21 including preparation of conservation plans and establish22 ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including 

23 farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas24 ures for soil and water management as may be necessary 

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1 trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva2 tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of 

3 soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, 

4 water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials 

5 program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal 

6 cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 

7 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 2268a); purchase and erection or alter8 ation or improvement of permanent and temporary build9 ings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 

10 $829,628,000, to remain available until September 30, 

11 2021: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be 

12 available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and 

13 improvement of buildings and public improvements at 

14 plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations 

15 and improvements to other buildings and other public im16 provements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, 

17 That when buildings or other structures are erected on 

18 non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is ob19 tained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a. 

20 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

21 For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas22 ures, including but not limited to surveys and investiga23 tions, engineering operations, works of improvement, and 

24 changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed 

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1 1005 and 1007–1009) and in accordance with the provi2 sions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, 

3 $155,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro4 vided, That for funds provided by this Act or any other 

5 prior Act, the limitation regarding the size of the water6 shed or subwatershed exceeding two hundred and fifty 

7 thousand acres in which such activities can be undertaken 

8 shall only apply for activities undertaken for the primary 

9 purpose of flood prevention (including structural and land 

10 treatment measures): Provided further, That of the 

11 amounts made available under this heading, $52,500,000 

12 shall be allocated to projects and activities that can com13 mence promptly following enactment; that address re14 gional priorities for flood prevention, agricultural water 

15 management, inefficient irrigation systems, fish and wild16 life habitat, or watershed protection; or that address au17 thorized ongoing projects under the authorities of section 

18 13 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (Public 

19 Law 78–534) with a primary purpose of watershed protec20 tion by preventing floodwater damage and stabilizing 

21 stream channels, tributaries, and banks to reduce erosion 

22 and sediment transport. 

23 WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

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1 vided: Provided, That of the amounts made available 

2 under this heading, $5,000,000 shall remain available 

3 until expended for watershed rehabilitation projects in 

4 states with high-hazard dams and other watershed struc5 tures and that have recently incurred flooding events 

6 which caused fatalities. 

7 CORPORATIONS 

8 The following corporations and agencies are hereby 

9 authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of 

10 funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor11 poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make 

12 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 

13 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 

14 Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 

15 out the programs set forth in the budget for the current 

16 fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here17 inafter provided. 

18 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

19 For payments as authorized by section 516 of the 

20 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums 

21 as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. 


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1 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

2 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec5 essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 

6 net realized losses sustained, but not previously reim7 bursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 

8 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds 

9 available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under sec10 tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 

11 (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the 

12 Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be 

13 transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv14 ice for information resource management activities of the 

15 Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Com16 modity Credit Corporation business. 

17 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

18 (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

19 For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 

20 Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for 

21 site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations 

22 and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement 

23 of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

24 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 


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1 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 

3 TITLE III 

4 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 

5 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL

6 DEVELOPMENT

7 For necessary expenses for the Office of the Under 

8 Secretary for Rural Development, $800,000: Provided, 

9 That funds made available by this Act to an agency in 

10 the Rural Development mission area for salaries and ex11 penses are available to fund up to one administrative sup12 port staff for the Office. 

13 RURAL DEVELOPMENT

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis17 tration and implementation of Rural Development pro18 grams, including activities with institutions concerning the 

19 development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; 

20 and for cooperative agreements; $255,835,000: Provided, 

21 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

22 appropriated under this heading may be used for adver23 tising and promotional activities that support Rural Devel24 opment programs: Provided further, That of the amounts 

25 made available under this paragraph, no less than 4,566 


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1 full-time equivalent employees salaries and expenses shall 

2 be supported: Provided further, That in addition to any 

3 other funds appropriated for purposes authorized by sec4 tion 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 

5 1472(i)), any amounts collected under such section, as 

6 amended by this Act, will immediately be credited to this 

7 account and will remain available until expended for such 

8 purposes. 

9 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

10 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di13 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 

14 Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 

15 rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $1,000,000,000 

16 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for 

17 unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $28,000,000 for section 

18 504 housing repair loans; $45,000,000 for section 515 

19 rental housing; $250,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed 

20 multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales 

21 of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for 

22 section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and 

23 $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans. 

24 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 

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1 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 

2 502 loans, $112,900,000 shall be for direct loans; section 

3 504 housing repair loans, $4,679,000; section 523 self4 help housing land development loans, $577,000; section 

5 524 site development loans, $546,000; and repair, reha6 bilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental 

7 housing, $13,662,000: Provided, That to support the loan 

8 program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made 

9 available under this heading the Secretary may charge or 

10 adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan 

11 guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Re12 form Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest 

13 on such loans may not be subsidized: Provided further, 

14 That applicants in communities that have a current rural 

15 area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 

16 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a rural 

17 area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans pro18 vided under this heading: Provided further, That of the 

19 amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 

20 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for 

21 direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pur22 suant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help 

23 housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing 

24 Act of 1949 until June 1, 2020: Provided further, That 

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1 tives to nonprofit organizations and public housing au2 thorities to facilitate the acquisition of Rural Housing 

3 Service (RHS) multifamily housing properties by such 

4 nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities 

5 that commit to keep such properties in the RHS multi6 family housing program for a period of time as determined 

7 by the Secretary, with such incentives to include, but not 

8 be limited to, the following: allow such nonprofit entities 

9 and public housing authorities to earn a Return on Invest10 ment on their own resources to include proceeds from low 

11 income housing tax credit syndication, own contributions, 

12 grants, and developer loans at favorable rates and terms, 

13 invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement of organiza14 tional costs associated with owner’s oversight of asset re15 ferred to as ‘‘Asset Management Fee’’ of up to $7,500 

16 per property. 

17 In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 

18 contracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the 

19 Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486), 

20 $19,363,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 

21 farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 

22 grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail23 able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans24 ferred to and merged with this account. 


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1 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

2 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

3 $412,254,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 

4 appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex5 penses’’. 

6 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

7 For rental assistance agreements entered into or re8 newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 

9 of the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into 

10 in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible house11 holds as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Hous12 ing Act of 1949, $1,375,000,000, of which $40,000,000 

13 shall be available until September 30, 2021; and in addi14 tion such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by sec15 tion 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to 

16 fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program 

17 under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That rental 

18 assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the 

19 current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period: 

20 Provided further, That any unexpended balances remain21 ing at the end of such one-year agreements may be trans22 ferred and used for purposes of any debt reduction; main23 tenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; 

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1 sistance provided under agreements entered into prior to 

2 fiscal year 2020 for a farm labor multi-family housing 

3 project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may 

4 not be recaptured for use in another project until such 

5 assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 con6 secutive months, if such project has a waiting list of ten7 ants seeking such assistance or the project has rental as8 sistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assist9 ance: Provided further, That such recaptured rental assist10 ance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another 

11 farm labor multi-family housing project financed under 

12 section 514 or 516 of the Act: Provided further, That ex13 cept as provided in the third proviso under this heading 

14 and notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the 

15 Secretary may recapture rental assistance provided under 

16 agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2020 for a 

17 project that the Secretary determines no longer needs 

18 rental assistance and use such recaptured funds for cur19 rent needs. 

20 MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

21 ACCOUNT

22 For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 

23 under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but not24 withstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for addi25 tional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the 


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1 preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental hous2 ing properties described in this paragraph, $75,000,000, 

3 to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

4 funds made available under this heading, $35,000,000, 

5 shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low6 income household (including those not receiving rental as7 sistance) residing in a property financed with a section 

8 515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 

9 2005: Provided further, That the amount of such voucher 

10 shall be the difference between comparable market rent 

11 for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such 

12 unit: Provided further, That funds made available for such 

13 vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual ap14 propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 

15 to the maximum extent practicable, administer such 

16 vouchers with current regulations and administrative guid17 ance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered 

18 by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 

19 Development: Provided further, That if the Secretary de20 termines that the amount made available for vouchers in 

21 this or any other Act is not needed for vouchers, the Sec22 retary may use such funds for the demonstration program 

23 for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family 

24 rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Pro25 vided further, That of the funds made available under this 


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1 heading, $40,000,000 shall be available for a demonstra2 tion program for the preservation and revitalization of the 

3 sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing 

4 properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family 

5 housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, ex6 pressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has suffi7 cient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of 

8 providing safe and affordable housing for low-income resi9 dents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating 

10 interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing 

11 or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance 

12 including advances, payments and incentives (including 

13 the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on in14 vestment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, 

15 That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 

16 revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 

17 consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided 

18 further, That if the Secretary determines that additional 

19 funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, 

20 funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstra21 tion program may be used for such vouchers: Provided fur22 ther, That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently 

23 authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring 

24 program similar to the demonstration program described 

25 herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for 


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1 the demonstration program under this heading to carry 

2 out such legislation with the prior approval of the Commit3 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Pro4 vided further, That in addition to any other available 

5 funds, the Secretary may expend not more than 

6 $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available 

7 under this heading, for administrative expenses for activi8 ties funded under this heading. 

9 MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

10 For grants and contracts pursuant to section 

11 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 

12 1490c), $32,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

13 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

14 For grants for very low-income housing repair and 

15 rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing 

16 Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, 

17 $45,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

18 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

20 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di21 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 

22 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated 

23 Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for di24 rect loans and $250,000,000 for guaranteed loans. 


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1 For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 

2 programs as authorized by section 306 and described in 

3 section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

4 Development Act, $71,000,000, to remain available until 

5 expended: Provided, That $8,000,000 of the amount ap6 propriated under this heading shall be available for a 

7 Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided fur8 ther, That such funds shall be used solely to develop the 

9 capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based 

10 housing and community development organizations, low11 income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Na12 tive American Tribes to undertake projects to improve 

13 housing, community facilities, community and economic 

14 development projects in rural areas: Provided further, 

15 That such funds shall be made available to qualified pri16 vate, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations pro17 posing to carry out a program of financial and technical 

18 assistance: Provided further, That such intermediary orga19 nizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, 

20 including Federal funds for related activities, in an 

21 amount not less than funds provided: Provided further, 

22 That $6,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 

23 heading shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural 

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1 cent for administration and capacity building in the State 

2 rural development offices: Provided further, That 

3 $7,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head4 ing shall be available for community facilities grants to 

5 tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such 

6 Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N 

7 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are 

8 not applicable to the funds made available under this 

9 heading. 

10 RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE

11 RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 

14 rural business development programs authorized by sec15 tion 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and 

16 (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

17 Development Act, $67,600,000, to remain available until 

18 expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 

19 under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made 

20 available for one grant to a qualified national organization 

21 to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 

22 order to promote economic development and $8,000,000 

23 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 

24 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the Northern Border Regional 

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1 lachian Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) 

2 for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose 

3 as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm 

4 and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 

5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Provided 

6 further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated 

7 under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit 

8 Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including 

9 $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization 

10 to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 

11 order to promote economic development: Provided further, 

12 That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated 

13 Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to 

14 funds made available under this heading. 

15 INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author18 ized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Ac19 count (7 U.S.C. 1936b), $18,889,000. 

20 For the cost of direct loans, $5,219,000, as author21 ized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Ac22 count (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which $557,000 shall be avail23 able through June 30, 2020, for Federally Recognized Na24 tive American Tribes; and of which $1,072,000 shall be 

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1 gion counties (as determined in accordance with Public 

2 Law 100–460): Provided, That such costs, including the 

3 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 

4 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

5 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

6 the direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be transferred 

7 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop8 ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

9 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM

10 ACCOUNT

11 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author12 ized under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification 

13 Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic develop14 ment and job creation projects, $50,000,000. 

15 The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) 

16 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of pro17 moting rural economic development and job creation 

18 projects shall not exceed $10,000,000. 

19 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

20 For rural cooperative development grants authorized 

21 under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and 

22 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $29,800,000, of 

23 which $3,000,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for 

24 the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro25 gram: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 


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1 for grants for cooperative development centers, individual 

2 cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially 

3 disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of di4 rectors or governing boards of which are comprised of in5 dividuals who are members of socially disadvantaged 

6 groups; and of which $18,000,000, to remain available 

7 until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural prod8 uct market development grants, as authorized by section 

9 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, of which 

10 $3,000,000 may be used for Agriculture Innovation Cen11 ters authorized pursuant to section 6402 of Public Law 

12 107–171. 

13 RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

14 For the cost of loans and grants, $6,000,000 under 

15 the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 

16 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

17 Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s): Provided, That such costs of loans, 

18 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined 

19 in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

20 RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

21 For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under 

22 the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 

23 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

24 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $353,000 (increased by $353,000): 

25 Provided, That the cost of loan guarantees, including the 


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1 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 

2 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

3 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

4 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 

7 grants for rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and 

8 solid waste management programs authorized by sections 

9 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described 

10 in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of 

11 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 

12 $718,480,000, to remain available until expended, of 

13 which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the 

14 rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) 

15 of such Act, and of which not to exceed $15,000,000 (in16 creased by $1) (reduced by $1) shall be available for the 

17 rural utilities program described in section 306E of such 

18 Act: Provided, That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the 

19 amount appropriated under this heading shall be for 

20 grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consoli21 dated Farm and Rural Development Act in addition to 

22 funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act and 

23 such grants may not exceed $1,000,000 notwithstanding 

24 section 306A(f)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That 

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1 ing shall be for loans and grants including water and 

2 waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 

3 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated 

4 Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recog5 nized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) 

6 of such Act: Provided further, That funding provided for 

7 section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel8 opment Act may be provided to a consortium formed pur9 suant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided fur10 ther, That not more than 2 percent of the funding pro11 vided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 

12 Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alas13 ka for training and technical assistance programs and not 

14 more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 

15 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

16 Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to sec17 tion 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical 

18 assistance programs: Provided further, That not to exceed 

19 $30,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head20 ing shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water 

21 and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such 

22 Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex23 treme need, of which $9,000,000 shall be made available 

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1 ing with small communities on water and waste water 

2 problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to 

3 assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, 

4 in improving the planning, financing, development, oper5 ation, and management of water and waste water systems, 

6 and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a quali7 fied national Native American organization to provide 

8 technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal com9 munities: Provided further, That not to exceed 

10 $19,570,000 of the amount appropriated under this head11 ing shall be for contracting with qualified national organi12 zations for a circuit rider program to provide technical as13 sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That 

14 not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste manage15 ment grants: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 

16 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

17 Act are not applicable to the funds made available under 

18 this heading. 

19 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

20 LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 

23 as authorized by sections 305, 306, and 317 of the Rural 

24 Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935, 936, and 940g) 

25 shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to sections 


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1 305, 306, and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, 

2 rural electric, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed underwriting 

3 loans pursuant to section 313A of that Act, $750,000,000; 

4 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money 

5 rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursu6 ant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications 

7 loans, $690,000,000: Provided, That up to 

8 $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisi9 tion, design and engineering or improvement of fossil10 fueled electric generating plants (whether new or existing) 

11 that utilize carbon subsurface utilization and storage sys12 tems. 

13 For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 

14 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 

15 935), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in 

16 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost 

17 of money rural telecommunications loans, $3,795,000. 

18 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

19 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

20 $33,270,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 

21 with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 

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1 DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND

2 PROGRAM

3 For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni4 cation loans, $29,851,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (in5 creased by $1,000,000). 

6 For grants for telemedicine and distance learning 

7 services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa 

8 et seq., $50,000,000 (increased by $25,000,000), to re9 main available until expended: Provided, That $3,000,000 

10 shall be made available for grants authorized by 379G of 

11 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Pro12 vided further, That funding provided under this heading 

13 for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and 

14 Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities 

15 that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium 

16 as established by this section. 

17 For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 

18 section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $5,830,000, 

19 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

20 cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of 

21 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

22 In addition, $50,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000), 

23 to remain available until expended, for a grant program 

24 to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible 


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1 for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits 

2 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq. 

3 TITLE IV 

4 DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 

5 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 

6 NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

8 Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, 

9 $800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 

10 Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer 

11 Services mission area for salaries and expenses are avail12 able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 

13 the Office. 

14 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

15 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 

18 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 

19 seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 

20 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 

21 21; $24,040,885,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced 

22 by $2,000,000) (increased by $200,000) (increased by 

23 $500,000) to remain available through September 30, 

24 2021, of which such sums as are made available under 

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1 ergy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by 

2 this Act, shall be merged with and available for the same 

3 time period and purposes as provided herein: Provided, 

4 That of the total amount available, $18,004,000 shall be 

5 available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition 

6 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided further, 

7 That of the total amount available, $35,000,000 shall be 

8 available to provide competitive grants to State agencies 

9 for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to 

10 purchase the equipment, with a value of greater than 

11 $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food 

12 safety, and to help support the establishment, mainte13 nance, or expansion of the school breakfast program: Pro14 vided further, That of the total amount available, 

15 $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry 

16 out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act 

17 of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Provided further, That sec18 tion 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School 

19 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the first 

20 sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 2019’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘2010 through 2021’’: Provided further, That section 

22 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

23 Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘For 

24 fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal years 2020 and 

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1 ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

2 1758(h)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 

3 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal years 2020 and 2021’’. 

4 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR

5 WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)

6 For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup7 plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 

8 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 

9 $6,000,000,000, to remain available through September 

10 30, 2021: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

11 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

12 1786(h)(10)), not less than $90,000,000 shall be used for 

13 breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, 

14 and $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure: Pro15 vided further, That none of the funds provided in this ac16 count shall be available for the purchase of infant formula 

17 except in accordance with the cost containment and com18 petitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of 

19 such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds pro20 vided shall be available for activities that are not fully re21 imbursed by other Federal Government departments or 

22 agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: Pro23 vided further, That upon termination of a federally man24 dated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and condi25 tions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may 


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1 waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the re2 quest of a State agency. 

3 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

4 For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 

5 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 

6 $71,093,908,000, of which $5,000,000,000 (reduced by 

7 $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000), to remain avail8 able through December 31, 2021, shall be placed in re9 serve for use only in such amounts and at such times as 

10 may become necessary to carry out program operations: 

11 Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 

12 in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition 

13 Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made 

14 available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to 

15 provide nutrition education services to State agencies and 

16 Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food 

17 Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided 

18 further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any 

19 work registration or workfare requirements as may be re20 quired by law: Provided further, That funds made available 

21 for Employment and Training under this heading shall re22 main available through September 30, 2021: Provided fur23 ther, That funds made available under this heading for 

24 section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) of the 

25 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available 


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1 through September 30, 2021: Provided further, That none 

2 of the funds made available under this heading may be 

3 obligated or expended in contravention of section 213A of 

4 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): 

5 Provided further, That funds made available under this 

6 heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ 

7 staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activi8 ties related to program integrity provided that such activi9 ties are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 

10 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

11 For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist12 ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as 

13 authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con14 sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 

15 Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist16 ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec17 tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend18 ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm19 ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 

20 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $344,248,000, 

21 to remain available through September 30, 2021: Pro22 vided, That none of these funds shall be available to reim23 burse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 

24 donated to the program: Provided further, That notwith25 standing any other provision of law, effective with funds 


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1 made available in fiscal year 2020 to support the Seniors 

2 Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 

3 section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

4 Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through 

5 September 30, 2021: Provided further, That of the funds 

6 made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutri7 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may 

8 use up to 15 percent for costs associated with the distribu9 tion of commodities. 

10 NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

11 For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 

12 and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri13 tion assistance program, $154,041,000: Provided, That of 

14 the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for 

15 the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as 

16 amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246. 

17 TITLE V 

18 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 

19 PROGRAMS 

20 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND

21 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

23 Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, 

24 $875,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 

25 Act to an agency in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural 


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1 Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are avail2 able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 

3 the Office. 

4 OFFICE OF CODEX ALIMENTARIUS

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex 

6 Alimentarius, $4,775,000, including not to exceed 

7 $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses. 

8 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

11 For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 

12 Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representa13 tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of 

14 the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 

15 $215,513,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall re16 main available until September 30, 2021, for overseas op17 erations to include the payment of locally employed staff: 

18 Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, 

19 or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on 

20 behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organiza21 tions and institutions under agreements executed pursu22 ant to the agricultural food production assistance pro23 grams (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance pro24 grams of the United States Agency for International De25 velopment: Provided further, That funds made available 


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1 for middle-income country training programs, funds made 

2 available for the Borlaug International Agricultural 

3 Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to 

4 $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropria5 tion solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in 

6 international currency exchange rates, subject to docu7 mentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall re8 main available until expended. 

9 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD

10 FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 

13 program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 

14 480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $142,000, 

15 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 

16 for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

17 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

18 For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth19 erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in20 cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act 

21 (Public Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connec22 tion with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, 

23 $1,850,000,000, to remain available until expended. 


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1 MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION

2 AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS

3 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

4 of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest5 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $235,000,000, to 

6 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com7 modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the 

8 services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im9 plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from 

10 amounts provided herein: Provided further, That of the 

11 amount made available under this heading, $25,000,000, 

12 shall remain available until expended to purchase agricul13 tural commodities as described in subsection 3107(a)(2) 

14 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 

15 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(a)(2)). 

16 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS)

17 CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For administrative expenses to carry out the Com20 modity Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, 

21 GSM 102 and GSM 103, $8,845,000, to cover common 

22 overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com23 modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 

24 with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 

25 $6,382,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 


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1 appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries 

2 and Expenses’’, and of which $2,463,000 shall be trans3 ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm 

4 Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

5 TITLE VI 

6 RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG 

7 ADMINISTRATION 

8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

9 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad12 ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger 

13 motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related 

14 costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and 

15 activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 

16 included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space 

17 in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; in addition to 

18 amounts appropriated to the FDA Innovation Account, for 

19 carrying out the activities described in section 1002(b)(4) 

20 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114–255); for 

21 miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement ac22 tivities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to 

23 be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not 

24 to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of 

25 Public Law 107–188; $5,848,357,000 (increased by 


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1 $100,000) (reduced by $100,000) : Provided, That of the 

2 amount provided under this heading, $1,062,367,000 shall 

3 be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 

4 21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and 

5 remain available until expended; $219,527,000 shall be de6 rived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 

7 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this account and re8 main available until expended; $511,682,000 shall be de9 rived from human generic drug user fees authorized by 

10 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be credited to this account 

11 and remain available until expended; $39,618,000 shall be 

12 derived from biosimilar biological product user fees au13 thorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, and shall be credited to 

14 this account and remain available until expended; 

15 $30,524,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees 

16 authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall be credited 

17 to this account and remain available until expended; 

18 $18,700,000 shall be derived from generic new animal 

19 drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall 

20 be credited to this account and remain available until ex21 pended; $712,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco prod22 uct user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be 

23 credited to this account and remain available until ex24 pended: Provided further, That in addition to and notwith25 standing any other provision under this heading, amounts 


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1 collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device 

2 user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biologi3 cal product user fees, animal drug user fees, and generic 

4 new animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal 

5 year 2020 limitations are appropriated and shall be cred6 ited to this account and remain available until expended: 

7 Provided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, 

8 medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological 

9 product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug as10 sessments for fiscal year 2020, including any such fees 

11 collected prior to fiscal year 2020 but credited for fiscal 

12 year 2020, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2020 limita13 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept 

14 payment during fiscal year 2020 of user fees specified 

15 under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2021, 

16 prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of 

17 such fees assessed for fiscal year 2021 for which the Sec18 retary accepts payment in fiscal year 2020 shall not be 

19 included in amounts under this heading: Provided further, 

20 That none of these funds shall be used to develop, estab21 lish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 

22 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total 

23 amount appropriated: (1) $1,100,560,000 shall be for the 

24 Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related 

25 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which 


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1 no less than $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections of 

2 foreign seafood manufacturers and field examinations of 

3 imported seafood; (2) $1,978,674,000 shall be for the 

4 Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related 

5 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) 

6 $431,561,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evalua7 tion and Research and for related field activities in the 

8 Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $242,558,000 shall be 

9 for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related 

10 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) 

11 $606,469,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and Ra12 diological Health and for related field activities in the Of13 fice of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $66,512,000 shall be for 

14 the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 

15 $661,739,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Prod16 ucts and for related field activities in the Office of Regu17 latory Affairs; (8) $191,800,000 shall be for Rent and Re18 lated activities, of which $56,043,000 is for White Oak 

19 Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General 

20 Services Administration for rent; (9) $240,079,000 shall 

21 be for payments to the General Services Administration 

22 for rent; and (10) $328,405,000 shall be for other activi23 ties, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and 

24 Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the 

25 Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of 


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1 Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations, 

2 the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for 

3 these offices: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 

4 of this amount shall be for official reception and represen5 tation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined 

6 by the Commissioner: Provided further, That any transfer 

7 of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, 

8 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only 

9 be from amounts made available under this heading for 

10 other activities: Provided further, That funds may be 

11 transferred from one specified activity to another with the 

12 prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

13 both Houses of Congress. 

14 In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 

15 42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized 

16 by 21 U.S.C. 381, priority review user fees authorized by 

17 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food 

18 reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer pro19 gram fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing 

20 facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, prescription 

21 drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees 

22 authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), third-party logistics 

23 provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 

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1 ority review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 

2 360bbb–4a, and, contingent upon the enactment of the 

3 Over-the-Counter Monograph User Fee Act of 2019, fees 

4 relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs authorized 

5 by part 10 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal 

6 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act shall be credited to this ac7 count, to remain available until expended. 

8 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

9 For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten10 sion, alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equip11 ment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Admin12 istration, where not otherwise provided, $11,788,000, to 

13 remain available until expended. 

14 FDA INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes de17 scribed under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century 

18 Cures Act, in addition to amounts available for such pur19 poses under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

20 $75,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro21 vided, That amounts appropriated in this paragraph are 

22 appropriated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st 

23 Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts trans24 ferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may 

25 be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs 


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1 to the appropriation for ‘‘Department of Health and 

2 Human Services Food and Drug Administration Salaries 

3 and Expenses’’ solely for the purposes provided in such 

4 Act: Provided further, That upon a determination by the 

5 Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the pre6 vious proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, 

7 such amounts may be transferred back to the account: 

8 Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addi9 tion to any other transfer authority provided by law. 

10 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

11 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

12 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

13 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in14 cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

15 and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases), 

16 in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $284,000,000, 

17 including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 

18 representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the 

19 expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 

20 Commission with foreign governmental and other regu21 latory officials, of which not less than $57,000,000, to re22 main available until September 30, 2021, shall be for the 

23 purchase of information technology and of which not less 

24 than $3,386,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of the 

25 Inspector General: Provided, That notwithstanding the 


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1 limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under 

2 this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations 

3 equal to current year payments on leases entered into 

4 prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur5 ther, That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any 

6 lease obligations that should have been recorded and liq7 uidated against accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 

8 1552, and consistent with the preceding proviso, such 

9 amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a no-year 

10 account in the Treasury, which has been established for 

11 the sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liqui12 dating such unpaid obligations. 

13 In addition, for move, replication, and related costs 

14 associated with replacement leases for the Commission’s 

15 facilities, not to exceed $31,000,000, to remain available 

16 until expended. 

17 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

18 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

19 Not to exceed $76,000,000 (from assessments col20 lected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal 

21 Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated 

22 during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses 

23 as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this 

24 limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re25 ceiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed 


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1 this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 

2 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con3 gress. 

4 TITLE VII 

5 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

6 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations 

8 made available to the Department of Agriculture in this 

9 Act to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition 

10 to specific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the 

11 total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2020 

12 does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased 

13 in fiscal year 2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing 

14 additional motor vehicles, the Secretary must determine 

15 that such vehicles are necessary for transportation safety, 

16 to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, 

17 property, and public safety: Provided further, That the 

18 Secretary may not increase the Department of Agri19 culture’s fleet above the 2018 level unless the Secretary 

20 notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the Com21 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

22 within 30 days of the notification. 

23 SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobli25 gated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this 


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1 Act or any other available unobligated discretionary bal2 ances that are remaining available of the Department of 

3 Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisi4 tion of plant and capital equipment necessary for the deliv5 ery of financial, administrative, and information tech6 nology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the 

7 Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to re8 main available until expended: Provided, That none of the 

9 funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall 

10 be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the 

11 prior approval of the agency administrator: Provided fur12 ther, That none of the funds transferred to the Working 

13 Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available 

14 for obligation without written notification to and the prior 

15 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 

16 Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none of the 

17 funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the 

18 Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for 

19 obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the De20 partment’s National Finance Center without written noti21 fication to and prior approval of the Committees on Ap22 propriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days 

23 in advance of such changes: Provided further, That none 

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1 able for obligation or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, 

2 implement, or make any changes to remove or relocate any 

3 systems, missions, or functions of the offices of the Chief 

4 Financial Officer or any personnel from the National Fi5 nance Center prior to written notification to and prior ap6 proval of the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses 

7 of Congress at least 30 days in advance of such actions: 

8 Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture and 

9 the offices of the Chief Financial Officer shall actively 

10 market to existing and new Departments and other gov11 ernment agencies National Finance Center shared services 

12 including, but not limited to, payroll, financial manage13 ment, and human capital shared services and allow the 

14 National Finance Center to perform technology upgrades: 

15 Provided further, That of annual income amounts in the 

16 Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture 

17 attributable to the amounts in excess of the true costs of 

18 the shared services provided by the National Finance Cen19 ter and budgeted for the National Finance Center, the 

20 Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 percent for the 

21 replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including 

22 equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementa23 tion of financial, administrative, and information tech24 nology services, and other systems of the National Finance 

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1 National Finance Center: Provided further, That none of 

2 the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation un3 less the Secretary submits written notification of the obli4 gation to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

5 Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the limitations 

6 on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congres7 sional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, 

8 as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond 

9 to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts 

10 the operations of the National Finance Center; or to evac11 uate employees of the National Finance Center to a safe 

12 haven to continue operations of the National Finance Cen13 ter. 

14 SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 

15 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

16 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

17 SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 

18 used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 

19 agreements or similar arrangements between the United 

20 States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu21 tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of 

22 the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar23 rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest 

24 between the two parties. This does not preclude appro25 priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts 


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1 with such institutions when such indirect costs are com2 puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro3 priations are provided in this Act. 

4 SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri5 culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 

6 available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 

7 until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 

8 fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop9 ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica10 tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 

11 the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 

12 SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the 

13 Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac14 quire new information technology systems or significant 

15 upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor16 mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa17 tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa18 tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 

19 notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 

20 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

21 Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa22 tion Officer without written notification to and the prior 

23 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 

24 Houses of Congress: Provided further, That, notwith25 standing section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, 


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1 none of the funds available to the Department of Agri2 culture for information technology shall be obligated for 

3 projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 

4 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Informa5 tion Officer: Provided further, That the Chief Information 

6 Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without 

7 written approval from the Chief Information Officer for 

8 projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 

9 based upon the performance of an agency measured 

10 against the performance plan requirements described in 

11 the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 113– 

12 235. 

13 SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) 

14 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in 

15 the current fiscal year shall remain available until ex16 pended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal 

17 year. 

18 SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

19 law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid 

20 an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural 

21 Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility 

22 that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under 

23 such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 

24 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower 

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1 SEC. 709. (a) Except as otherwise specifically pro2 vided by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated 

3 balances from appropriations made available for salaries 

4 and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency 

5 shall remain available through September 30, 2021, for 

6 information technology expenses. 

7 (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 

8 not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from 

9 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in 

10 this Act for the Rural Development mission area shall re11 main available through September 30, 2021, for informa12 tion technology expenses. 

13 SEC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or other14 wise made available by this Act may be used for first-class 

15 travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in 

16 contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 

17 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

18 SEC. 711. In the case of each program established 

19 or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 

20 113–79) or by a successor to that Act, other than by title 

21 I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for 

22 which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that 

23 is authorized or required to be carried out using funds 

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1 (1) such funds shall be available for salaries 

2 and related administrative expenses, including tech3 nical assistance, associated with the implementation 

4 of the program, without regard to the limitation on 

5 the total amount of allotments and fund transfers 

6 contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 

7 Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 

8 (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 

9 not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 

10 for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 

11 amount of allotments and fund transfers contained 

12 in such section. 

13 SEC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, 

14 not more than $2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary 

15 expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 

16 panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department 

17 of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego18 tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi19 tively awarded grants. 

20 SEC. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in 

21 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

22 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

23 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

24 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

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1 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi2 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

3 SEC. 714. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 

4 14222 of Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this 

5 section referred to as ‘‘section 14222’’), none of the funds 

6 appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any 

7 other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses 

8 of personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of 

9 the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section 

10 referred to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $1,404,000,000 

11 (exclusive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal 

12 years), as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement 

13 Commodities—$485,000,000; State Option Contracts— 

14 $5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities— 

15 $2,500,000; Administration of Section 32 Commodity 

16 Purchases—$35,853,000: Provided, That of the total 

17 funds made available in the matter preceding this proviso 

18 that remain unobligated on October 1, 2020, such unobli19 gated balances shall carryover into fiscal year 2021 and 

20 shall remain available until expended for any of the pur21 poses of section 32, except that any such carryover funds 

22 used in accordance with clause (3) of section 32 may not 

23 exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligated until the 

24 Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of 

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1 both Houses of Congress at least two weeks in advance: 

2 Provided further, That, with the exception of any available 

3 carryover funds authorized in any prior appropriations Act 

4 to be used for the purposes of clause (3) of section 32, 

5 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail6 able by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 

7 salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department 

8 of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of section 32. 

9 SEC. 715. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

10 any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and ex11 penses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations 

12 language as part of the President’s budget submission to 

13 the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the 

14 Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural De15 velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 

16 Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction 

17 from the previous year due to user fees proposals that 

18 have not been enacted into law prior to the submission 

19 of the budget unless such budget submission identifies 

20 which additional spending reductions should occur in the 

21 event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the 

22 date of the convening of a committee of conference for 

23 the fiscal year 2021 appropriations Act. 

24 SEC. 716. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 

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1 ment of Agriculture that remain available for obligation 

2 or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

3 any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 

4 fees available to the Department of Agriculture, shall be 

5 available for obligation or expenditure through transfer of 

6 funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy 

7 Act, or through use of the authority provided by section 

8 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 

9 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89–106 

10 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 

11 (1) creates new programs; 

12 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

13 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

14 for any project or activity for which funds have been 

15 denied or restricted; 

16 (4) relocates an office or employees; 

17 (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; 

18 or 

19 (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 

20 activities presently performed by Federal employees. 

21 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro22 vided by previous appropriations Acts to the Department 

23 of Agriculture that remain available for obligation or ex24 penditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any 

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1 available to the Department of Agriculture, shall be avail2 able for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, 

3 or projects through use of the authorities referred to in 

4 subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 

5 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

6 (1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac7 tivities; 

8 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist9 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per10 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 

11 (3) results from any general savings from a re12 duction in personnel which would result in a change 

13 in existing programs, projects, or activities as ap14 proved by Congress. 

15 (c) The Secretary of Agriculture may not implement 

16 any program, project, or activity not carried out during 

17 the previous fiscal year unless the program, project, or ac18 tivity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any 

19 other Act. 

20 (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro21 vided by previous appropriations Acts to the Department 

22 of Agriculture that remain available for obligation or ex23 penditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any 

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1 available to the Department of Agriculture shall be avail2 able for— 

3 (1) modifying major capital investments fund4 ing levels, including information technology systems, 

5 that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the 

6 current fiscal year for the individual investment in 

7 excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, 

8 whichever is less; or 

9 (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or 

10 vacant positions or agency activities or functions to 

11 establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity 

12 with five or more personnel. 

13 SEC. 717. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 

14 or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the Food 

15 and Drug Administration or the Commodity Futures 

16 Trading Commission that remain available for obligation 

17 or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

18 any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 

19 fees available to those agencies, shall be available for obli20 gation or expenditure through a reprogramming, or a 

21 transfer of funds, that— 

22 (1) creates new programs; 

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1 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

2 for any project or activity for which funds have been 

3 denied or restricted; 

4 (4) relocates an office or employees; 

5 (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; 

6 or 

7 (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 

8 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

9 unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services or 

10 the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Com11 mission (as the case may be) notifies in writing, and re12 ceives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations 

13 of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance 

14 of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such 

15 transfer authority. 

16 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro17 vided by previous appropriations Acts to the Food and 

18 Drug Administration or the Commodity Futures Trading 

19 Commission that remain available for obligation or ex20 penditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any 

21 accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 

22 available to those agencies, shall be available for obligation 

23 or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities 

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1 referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of 

2 $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

3 (1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac4 tivities; 

5 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist6 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per7 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 

8 (3) results from any general savings from a re9 duction in personnel which would result in a change 

10 in existing programs, projects, or activities as ap11 proved by Congress; 

12 unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services or 

13 the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Com14 mission (as the case may be) notifies in writing, and re15 ceives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations 

16 of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance 

17 of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such 

18 transfer authority. 

19 (c) The Secretary of Health and Human Services or 

20 the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Com21 mission (as the case may be) shall notify in writing and 

22 receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations 

23 of both Houses of Congress before implementing any pro24 gram, project, or activity not carried out during the pre25 vious fiscal year unless the program, project, or activity 


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1 is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other 

2 Act. 

3 (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro4 vided by previous appropriations Acts to the Food and 

5 Drug Administration or the Commodity Futures Trading 

6 Commission (as the case may be) that remain available 

7 for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or 

8 provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by 

9 the collection of fees available to those agencies, shall be 

10 available for— 

11 (1) modifying major capital investments fund12 ing levels, including information technology systems, 

13 that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the 

14 current fiscal year for the individual investment in 

15 excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, 

16 whichever is less; 

17 (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or 

18 vacant positions or agency activities or functions to 

19 establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity 

20 with five or more personnel; or 

21 (3) carrying out activities or functions that 

22 were not described in the budget request; 

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1 ceives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations 

2 of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance 

3 of using the funds for these purposes. 

4 (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used 

5 for any activities unless the Secretary of Health and 

6 Human Services or the Chairman of the Commodity Fu7 tures Trading Commission (as the case may be) receives 

8 from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of 

9 Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt 

10 of the notification as required in this section. 

11 SEC. 718. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 

12 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

13 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for 

14 any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount 

15 that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal 

16 portion of the loan. 

17 SEC. 719. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the 

19 Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures 

20 Trading Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration 

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1 modity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm Credit 

2 Administration employee. 

3 SEC. 720. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 

4 law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used 

5 by an executive branch agency to produce any pre6 packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 

7 in the United States unless the story includes a clear noti8 fication within the text or audio of the prepackaged news 

9 story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 

10 funded by that executive branch agency. 

11 SEC. 721. No employee of the Department of Agri12 culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or 

13 office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other 

14 agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days 

15 in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency 

16 or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or 

17 office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the 

18 period of assignment. 

19 SEC. 722. For the purposes of determining eligibility 

20 or level of program assistance for Rural Development pro21 grams the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison 

22 populations. 

23 SEC. 723. Not later than 30 days after the date of 

24 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 

25 Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the 


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1 Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commis2 sion, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administra3 tion shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 

4 both Houses of Congress a detailed spending plan by pro5 gram, project, and activity for all the funds made available 

6 under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined 

7 in the joint explanatory statement accompanying this Act. 

8 SEC. 724. Of the unobligated balances from amounts 

9 made available for the supplemental nutrition program as 

10 authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 

11 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $800,000,000 are hereby re12 scinded. 

13 SEC. 725. The Secretary shall continue an inter14 mediary loan packaging program based on the pilot pro15 gram in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and re16 viewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Sec17 retary shall continue agreements with current inter18 mediary organizations and with additional qualified inter19 mediary organizations. The Secretary shall work with 

20 these organizations to increase effectiveness of the section 

21 502 single family direct loan program in rural commu22 nities and shall set aside and make available from the na23 tional reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to 

24 support the work of such intermediaries and provide a pri25 ority for review of such loans. 


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1 SEC. 726. For loans and loan guarantees that do not 

2 require budget authority and the program level has been 

3 established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 

4 increase the program level for such loans and loan guaran5 tees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior 

6 to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Sec7 retary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropria8 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in ad9 vance. 

10 SEC. 727. None of the credit card refunds or rebates 

11 transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to sec12 tion 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 

13 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria14 tions Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) 

15 shall be available for obligation without written notifica16 tion to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Ap17 propriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That 

18 the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for 

19 obligation only for the acquisition of plant and capital 

20 equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, adminis21 trative, and information technology services of primary 

22 benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture. 

23 SEC. 728. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

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1 ing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition As2 sistance Program (SNAP)’’ published by the Department 

3 of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 

4 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agri5 culture amends the definition of the term ‘‘variety’’ as de 

6 fined in section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Fed7 eral Regulations, and ‘‘variety’’ as applied in the definition 

8 of the term ‘‘staple food’’ as defined in section 271.2 of 

9 title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to increase the num10 ber of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in each 

11 staple food category so that the total number of such items 

12 in each staple food category exceeds the number of such 

13 items in each staple food category included in the final 

14 rule as published on December 15, 2016: Provided, That 

15 until the Secretary promulgates such regulatory amend16 ments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements regard17 ing acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to Supple18 mental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were 

19 in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 

20 the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 

21 SEC. 729. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 

22 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the 

23 Secretary of Agriculture shall have the same authority 

24 with respect to loans guaranteed under such section and 

25 eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has under 


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1 subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 1490p–2) with respect to loans guaranteed under 

3 such section 538 and eligible lenders for such loans. 

4 SEC. 730. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement 

6 any rule, or take any other action with respect to, allowing 

7 or requiring information intended for a prescribing health 

8 care professional, in the case of a drug or biological prod9 uct subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, 

10 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be dis11 tributed to such professional electronically (in lieu of in 

12 paper form) unless and until a Federal law is enacted to 

13 allow or require such distribution. 

14 SEC. 731. None of the funds made available by this 

15 or any other Act may be used to carry out the final rule 

16 promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration and 

17 put into effect November 16, 2015, in regards to the haz18 ard analysis and risk-based preventive control require19 ments of the current good manufacturing practice, hazard 

20 analysis, and risk-based preventive controls for food for 

21 animals rule with respect to the regulation of the produc22 tion, distribution, sale, or receipt of dried spent grain by23 products of the alcoholic beverage production process. 

24 SEC. 732. Funds made available under title II of the 

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1 used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate 

2 monitoring and controls, as determined by the Adminis3 trator, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is 

4 received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by 

5 food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inap6 propriate purposes. 

7 SEC. 733. There is hereby appropriated $15,000,000, 

8 to remain available until expended, to carry out section 

9 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

10 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided, That the Secretary may 

11 allow eligible entities, or comparable entities that provide 

12 energy efficiency services using their own billing mecha13 nism to offer loans to customers in any part of their serv14 ice territory and to offer loans to replace a manufactured 

15 housing unit with another manufactured housing unit, if 

16 replacement would be more cost effective in saving energy. 

17 SEC. 734. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall— 

18 (1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates 

19 the following factors in the country or region being 

20 audited, as applicable— 

21 (A) veterinary control and oversight; 

22 (B) disease history and vaccination prac23 tices; 

24 (C) livestock demographics and 

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1 (D) epidemiological separation from poten2 tial sources of infection; 

3 (E) surveillance practices; 

4 (F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and 

5 (G) emergency preparedness and response; 

6 and 

7 (2) promptly make publicly available the final 

8 reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant 

9 to subsection (1). 

10 (b) This section shall be applied in a manner con11 sistent with United States obligations under its inter12 national trade agreements. 

13 SEC. 735. No food that bears or contains partially 

14 hydrogenated oils (as defined in the order published by 

15 the Food and Drug Administration in the Federal Reg16 ister on June 17, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 34650 et seq.)) shall 

17 be considered to be adulterated within the meaning of sub18 section (a)(1) or (a)(2)(C)(i) of section 402 of the Federal 

19 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342(a)) because 

20 such food contains such partially hydrogenated oils until 

21 the applicable compliance dates specified by FDA in the 

22 Federal Register on May 21, 2018 (83 Fed. Reg. 23358 

23 et seq.). 

24 SEC. 736. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act may be used to carry out any activities or incur any 


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1 expense related to the issuance of licenses under section 

2 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2133), or the re3 newal of such licenses, to class B dealers who sell dogs 

4 and cats for use in research, experiments, teaching, or 

5 testing. 

6 SEC. 737. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for 

7 this fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste dis8 posal, and solid waste management programs authorized 

9 by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of 

10 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

11 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project for the 

12 construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 

13 water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel 

14 products used in the project are produced in the United 

15 States. 

16 (2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel products’’ 

17 means the following products made primarily of iron or 

18 steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 

19 and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 

20 pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein21 forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 

22 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat23 egory of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in 

24 this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) or the designee 

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1 (1) applying subsection (a) would be incon2 sistent with the public interest; 

3 (2) iron and steel products are not produced in 

4 the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail5 able quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or 

6 (3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro7 duced in the United States will increase the cost of 

8 the overall project by more than 25 percent. 

9 (c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request 

10 for a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the des11 ignee shall make available to the public on an informal 

12 basis a copy of the request and information available to 

13 the Secretary or the designee concerning the request, and 

14 shall allow for informal public input on the request for 

15 at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the 

16 request. The Secretary or the designee shall make the re17 quest and accompanying information available by elec18 tronic means, including on the official public Internet Web 

19 site of the Department. 

20 (d) This section shall be applied in a manner con21 sistent with United States obligations under international 

22 agreements. 

23 (e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of 

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1 count’’ for carrying out the provisions described in sub2 section (a)(1) for management and oversight of the re3 quirements of this section. 

4 (f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a 

5 project for which the engineering plans and specifications 

6 include use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited 

7 by such subsection if the plans and specifications have re8 ceived required approvals from State agencies prior to the 

9 date of enactment of this Act. 

10 (g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘United 

11 States’’ and ‘‘State’’ shall include each of the several 

12 States, the District of Columbia, and each federally recog13 nized Indian tribe. 

14 SEC. 738. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

15 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 

16 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 

17 matters pending before Congress, other than to commu18 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 

19 1913. 

20 SEC. 739. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to procure raw or processed poultry prod22 ucts imported into the United States from the People’s 

23 Republic of China for use in the school lunch program 

24 under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

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1 Program under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), 

2 the Summer Food Service Program for Children under 

3 section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school 

4 breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 

5 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 

6 SEC. 740. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per8 sonnel— 

9 (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the 

10 Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 

11 (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the 

12 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

13 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 

14 (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of 

15 title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 

16 regulation). 

17 SEC. 741. Of the total amounts made available by 

18 this Act for direct loans and grants in section 733 and 

19 in the following headings: ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural 

20 Housing Insurance Fund Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural 

21 Housing Service—Mutual and Self-Help Housing 

22 Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Assist23 ance Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Commu24 nity Facilities Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Coop25 erative Service—Rural Business Program Account’’; 


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1 ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Economic 

2 Development Loans Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business3 Cooperative Service—Rural Cooperative Development 

4 Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water and 

5 Waste Disposal Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Serv6 ice—Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans 

7 Program Account’’; and ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Dis8 tance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program’’, 

9 to the maximum extent feasible, at least 10 percent of the 

10 funds shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty 

11 counties under this section, including, notwithstanding 

12 any other provision regarding population limits, any coun13 ty seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a pop14 ulation that does not exceed the authorized population 

15 limit by more than 10 percent: Provided, That for pur16 poses of this section, the term ‘‘persistent poverty coun17 ties’’ means any county that has had 20 percent or more 

18 of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, 

19 as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, 

20 and 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-year aver21 age, or any territory or possession of the United States: 

22 Provided further, That with respect to specific activities 

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1 quirements of this section shall be applied to such program 

2 level. 

3 SEC. 742. (a) No funds shall be used to finalize the 

4 proposed rule entitled ‘‘Eligibility of the People’s Republic 

5 of China (PRC) to Export to the United States Poultry 

6 Products from Birds Slaughtered in the PRC’’ published 

7 in the Federal Register by the Department of Agriculture 

8 on June 16, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 27625), unless the Sec9 retary of Agriculture shall— 

10 (1) ensure that the poultry slaughter inspection 

11 system for the PRC is equivalent to that of the 

12 United States; 

13 (2) ensure that, before any poultry products 

14 can enter the United States from any such poultry 

15 plant, such poultry products comply with all other 

16 applicable requirements for poultry products in 

17 interstate commerce in the United States; 

18 (3) conduct periodic verification reviews and au19 dits of any such plants in the PRC intending to ex20 port into the United States processed poultry prod21 ucts; 

22 (4) conduct re-inspection of such poultry prod23 ucts at United States ports-of-entry to check the 

24 general condition of such products, for the proper 

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1 any damage to such products that may have oc2 curred during transportation; and 

3 (5) ensure that shipments of any such poultry 

4 products selected to enter the United States are sub5 ject to additional re-inspection procedures at appro6 priate levels to verify that the products comply with 

7 relevant Federal regulations or standards, including 

8 examinations for product defects and laboratory 

9 analyses to detect harmful chemical residues or 

10 pathogen testing appropriate for the products in11 volved. 

12 (b) This section shall be applied in a manner con13 sistent with obligations of the United States under any 

14 trade agreement to which the United States is a party. 

15 SEC. 743. In addition to any other funds made avail16 able in this Act or any other Act, there is appropriated 

17 $5,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) to carry out section 

18 18(g)(8) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

19 Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)), to remain available until ex20 pended. 

21 SEC. 744. There is hereby appropriated $10,000,000, 

22 to remain available until September 30, 2021, for the cost 

23 of loans and grants that is consistent with section 4206 

24 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses 

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1 to healthy food in underserved areas, to create and pre2 serve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income commu3 nities. 

4 SEC. 745. For an additional amount for ‘‘Animal and 

5 Plant Health Inspection Service—Salaries and Expenses’’, 

6 $8,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 

7 for one-time control and management and associated ac8 tivities directly related to the multiple-agency response to 

9 citrus greening. 

10 SEC. 746. None of the funds made available by this 

11 or any other Act may be used to enforce the final rule 

12 promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration enti13 tled ‘‘Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, 

14 and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,’’ and 

15 published on November 27, 2015, with respect to the regu16 lation of entities that grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine 

17 grapes, hops, pulse crops, or almonds. 

18 SEC. 747. For school year 2020–2021, only a school 

19 food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit 

20 school food service account as of December 31, 2019, shall 

21 be required to establish a price for paid lunches in accord22 ance with Section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell Na23 tional School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1760(p). 

24 SEC. 748. (a) There is hereby appropriated 

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1 available until expended, for an additional amount for sec2 tion 779 of Public Law 115–141. 

3 (b) Section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 

4 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 940c), shall be applied for 

5 fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter until the 

6 specified funding has been expended as if the following 

7 were inserted after the final period in subsection (b)(2): 

8 In addition, the Secretary shall use $87,000,000 of funds 

9 available in this subaccount in fiscal year 2020 for an ad10 ditional amount for the same purpose and under the same 

11 terms and conditions as funds appropriated by section 779 

12 of Public Law 115–141: Provided, That prior to any use 

13 of such funds, the Secretary shall provide written notifica14 tion to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

15 of Congress at least 30 days in advance. 

16 SEC. 749. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, 

17 to remain available until September 30, 2021, for a pilot 

18 program for the National Institute of Food and Agri19 culture to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for 

20 programs and services to establish and enhance farming 

21 and ranching opportunities for military veterans. 

22 SEC. 750. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used to implement or enforce the matter fol24 lowing the first comma in the second sentence of footnote 

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1 tions, with respect to the substitution of vegetables for 

2 fruits under the school breakfast program established 

3 under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

4 U.S.C. 1773). 

5 SEC. 751. Out of amounts appropriated to the Food 

6 and Drug Administration under title VI, the Secretary of 

7 Health and Human Services, acting through the Commis8 sioner of Food and Drugs, shall, not later than July 1, 

9 2020, and following the review required under Executive 

10 Order No. 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regu11 latory planning and review), issue advice revising the ad12 vice provided in the notice of availability entitled ‘‘Advice 

13 About Eating Fish, From the Environmental Protection 

14 Agency and Food and Drug Administration; Revised Fish 

15 Advice; Availability’’ (82 Fed. Reg. 6571 (January 19, 

16 2017)), in a manner that is consistent with nutrition 

17 science recognized by the Food and Drug Administration 

18 on the net effects of seafood consumption. 

19 SEC. 752. In addition to any funds made available 

20 in this Act or any other Act, there is hereby appropriated 

21 $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

22 2021, for grants from the National Institute of Food and 

23 Agriculture to the 1890 Institutions to support the Cen24 ters of Excellence. 


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1 SEC. 753. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 

2 for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a pilot pro3 gram that assists rural hospitals to improve long-term op4 erations and financial health by providing technical assist5 ance through analysis of current hospital management 

6 practices. 

7 SEC. 754. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, 

8 to remain available until expended, for grants under sec9 tion 12502 of Public Law 115–334. 

10 SEC. 755. The funds provided in section 753 of the 

11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis12 tration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, 

13 are rescinded. 

14 SEC. 756. Not later than 180 days after the date of 

15 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 

16 shall issue a final rule based on the proposed rule entitled 

17 ‘‘National Organic Program; Origin of Livestock,’’ pub18 lished in the Federal Register on April 28, 2015 (80 Fed. 

19 Reg. 23455): Provided, That the final rule shall incor20 porate public comments submitted in response to the pro21 posed rule. 

22 SEC. 757. There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, 

23 to remain available until September 30, 2021, to carry out 

24 section 4003(b) of Public Law 115–334 relating to dem25 onstration projects for Tribal Organizations. 


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1 SEC. 758. Hereafter, and not withstanding any other 

2 provision of law, no funds available to the Department of 

3 Agriculture may be used to relocate an agency, or any part 

4 of an agency, that was located within the National Capital 

5 Region on August 1, 2018, to a site outside of the Na6 tional Capital Region in the absence of the prior enact7 ment of a specific appropriation for that relocation. 

8 SEC. 759. Hereafter, and notwithstanding any other 

9 provision of law, no funds available to the Department of 

10 Agriculture may be used to move any agency from the mis11 sion area in which it was located on August 1, 2018, to 

12 any other mission area or office within the Department 

13 in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation af14 firming such move. 

15 SEC. 760. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

16 Service shall, notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law— 

18 (1) within 60 calendar days, restore on its 

19 website the searchable database and its contents 

20 that were available on January 30, 2017, and all 

21 content generated since that date; and 

22 (2) hereafter, make publicly available via 

23 searchable database, in their entirety without 

24 redactions except signatures, the following— 


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1 (A) all Animal Welfare Act inspection re2 ports, including all reports documenting all 

3 AWA non-compliances observed by USDA offi4 cials and all animal inventories; 

5 (B) all Animal Welfare Act and Horse 

6 Protection Act enforcement records; 

7 (C) all reports or other materials docu8 menting any non-compliances observed by 

9 USDA officials; and 

10 (D) all Animal Welfare Act research facil11 ity annual reports, including their attachments. 

12 SEC. 761. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 

13 to carry out section 3307 of Public Law 115–334. 

14 SEC. 762. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive 

15 the matching funds requirement under Section 412(g) of 

16 the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Re17 form Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)). 

18 SEC. 763. There is hereby appropriated $10,000,000, 

19 to remain available until September 30, 2021, to carry out 

20 section 23 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

21 1793), of which $1,000,000 shall be for grants under such 

22 section to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com23 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United 

24 States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. 


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1 SEC. 764. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 

2 to carry out section 12607(b) of Public Law 115–334. 

3 SEC. 765. Section 2 of the Rural Electrification Act 

4 of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 902) is amended in subsection (a) by 

5 striking ‘‘made by the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘made or 

6 guaranteed by the Secretary’’. 

7 SEC. 766. The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facil8 ity shall be transferred without reimbursement from the 

9 Secretary of Homeland Security to the Secretary of Agri10 culture. 

11 SEC. 767. Any funds made available by this or any 

12 other Act that the Secretary withholds pursuant to section 

13 1668(g)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 

14 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)), as amended, 

15 shall be available for grants for biotechnology risk assess16 ment research: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer 

17 such funds to appropriations of the Department of Agri18 culture. 

19 SEC. 768. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 

20 to carry out section 222 of Subtitle A of the Department 

21 of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 

22 6923) as amended by section 12302 of Public Law 115– 

23 334. 

24 SEC. 769. There is hereby appropriated $400,000 to 

25 carry out section 224 of Subtitle A of the Department of 


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1 Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924) 

2 as amended by section 12504 of Public Law 115–334. 

3 SEC. 770. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, 

4 to remain available until September 30, 2021, to carry out 

5 section 4208 of Public Law 115–334. 

6 SEC. 771. There is hereby appropriated $400,000 to 

7 carry out section 1672(g)(4)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, 

8 Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

9 5925(g)(4(B)) as amended by section 7209 of Public Law 

10 115–334. 

11 SEC. 772. There is hereby appropriated $10,000,000 

12 to carry out section 12301 of Public Law 115–334. 

13 SEC. 773. There is hereby appropriated $2,500,000 

14 to carry out section 1450 of the National Agricultural Re15 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

16 U.S.C. 3222e) as amended by section 7120 of Public Law 

17 115–334. 

18 SEC. 774. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 

19 to carry out section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Con20 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) as 

21 amended by section 7208 of Public Law 115–334. 

22 SEC. 775. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 

23 to carry out section 310I of Subtitle A of Title III of the 

24 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 


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1 1936c) as amended by section 5104 of Public Law 115– 

2 334. 

3 SEC. 776. There is hereby appropriated $7,000,000 

4 for the purposes described in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Nu5 trition Assistance Program (NAP) Study’’ under the Sup6 plemental Nutrition Assistance Program included in the 

7 report accompanying this Act. 

8 SEC. 777. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 

9 (increased by $5,000,000) to remain available until Sep10 tember 30, 2021, to carry out section 4206 of Public Law 

11 115–334. 

12 SEC. 778. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowl14 edge receipt of a submission for an exemption for inves15 tigational use of a drug or biological product under section 

16 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

17 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health 

18 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which 

19 a human embryo is intentionally created or modified to 

20 include a heritable genetic modification. Any such submis21 sion shall be deemed to have not been received by the Sec22 retary, and the exemption may not go into effect. 

23 SEC. 779. None of the funds made available to the 

24 Department of Agriculture shall be used to finalize, issue, 

25 or implement the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Modernization 


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1 of Swine Slaughter Inspection’’ published in the Federal 

2 Register by the Food Safety Inspection Service on Feb3 ruary 1, 2018 (83 Fed. Reg. 4780 et seq.), including inso4 far as such rule relates to converting establishments, 

5 until— 

6 (1) the Office of the Inspector General of the 

7 Department of Agriculture has provided to the Food 

8 Safety and Inspection Service and the Committees 

9 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

10 and the Senate findings on the data used in support 

11 of the development and design of the swine slaughter 

12 inspection program that is the subject of such pro13 posed rule; and 

14 (2) the Food Safety and Inspection Service has 

15 addressed and resolved issues identified by the In16 spector General in the findings referred to in para17 graph (1). 

18 SEC. 780. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to— 

20 (1) transfer the functions of, or eliminate, a 

21 Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Cen22 ter; or 

23 (2) alter the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Ag24 riculture with respect to the operation of such a 

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1 ter, as such jurisdiction was in effect on January 1, 

2 2019. 

3 SEC. 781. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

4 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this division shall 

5 be treated as referring only to the provisions of this divi6 sion. 

7 SEC. 782. Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying 

8 this Act’’ contained in this division shall be treated as a 

9 reference to House Report 116–107. The effect of such 

10 Report shall be limited to this division and shall apply for 

11 purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided 

12 by, and the implementation of, this division. 

13 SEC. 783. There is appropriated, for salaries and ex14 penses of the Farm Service Agency to carry out section 

15 1621 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

16 (7 U.S.C. 8792), $1,996,000, to be derived from a reduc17 tion of $2,000,000 in the amount provided in this Act for 

18 the item for ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’ and ‘‘Office of the 

19 Secretary—Office of Communications’’. 

20 SEC. 784. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to remove the term ‘‘climate change’’ 

22 from any publication of any entity for which such funds 

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1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De2 velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 

3 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 

4 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE5 RIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 

6 AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 

7 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

8 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

9 Department of the Interior, environment, and related 

10 agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 

11 and for other purposes, namely: 

12 TITLE I 

13 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

14 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

15 MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

16 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses for protection, use, improve18 ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classi19 fication, acquisition of easements and other interests in 

20 lands, and performance of other functions, including main21 tenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the manage22 ment of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction 

23 of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general 

24 administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral 

25 potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of 


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1 Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,265,097,000, 

2 to remain available until September 30, 2021; of which 

3 $125,653,000 (increased by $1,500,000) (reduced by 

4 $1,500,000) for annual and deferred maintenance shall re5 main available until expended, and of which $6,000,000 

6 is for a pilot program to complement activities authorized 

7 by Public Law 92–195: Provided, That amounts in the 

8 fee account of the Bureau of Land Management permit 

9 process improvement fund may be used for bureau-related 

10 expenses directly associated with the processing of oil and 

11 gas applications for permits to drill and related use of au12 thorizations. 

13 In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Adminis14 tration program operations, including the cost of admin15 istering the mining claim fee program, to remain available 

16 until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 

17 Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining 

18 claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby 

19 authorized for fiscal year 2020, so as to result in a final 

20 appropriation estimated at not more than $1,265,097,000, 

21 and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from 

22 communication site rental fees established by the Bureau 

23 for the cost of administering communication site activities. 

24 Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 

25 available under this heading in fiscal year 2016 or before, 


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1 $14,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided, That no 

2 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des3 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

4 pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or 

5 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

6 of 1985. 

7 CONSTRUCTION

8 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

9 Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 

10 available under this heading $5,000,000 is permanently 

11 rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded 

12 from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 

13 an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 

14 Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and 

15 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 LAND ACQUISITION

17 For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 

18 206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579, including admin19 istrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or 

20 interests therein, $33,800,000, to be derived from the 

21 Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain avail22 able until expended. 

23 OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

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1 ation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and 

2 other improvements on the revested Oregon and California 

3 Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Or4 egon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and 

5 on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or in6 terests therein, including existing connecting roads on or 

7 adjacent to such grant lands; $117,195,000, to remain 

8 available until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the 

9 aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year 

10 from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant 

11 lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and 

12 California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the 

13 General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the sec14 ond paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of 

15 August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605). 

16 RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

17 For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of 

18 lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal 

19 rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land 

20 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), 

21 notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent 

22 of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under 

23 sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 

24 315b, 315m) and the amount designated for range im25 provements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts 


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1 from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Depart2 ment of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than 

3 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro4 vided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for 

5 administrative expenses. 

6 SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

7 For administrative expenses and other costs related 

8 to processing application documents and other authoriza9 tions for use and disposal of public lands and resources, 

10 for costs of providing copies of official public land docu11 ments, for monitoring construction, operation, and termi12 nation of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, 

13 and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts 

14 as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 

15 1701 et seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing 

16 Act (30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until expended: 

17 Provided, That notwithstanding any provision to the con18 trary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 

19 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received 

20 pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, 

21 compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund 

22 pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 

23 1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended under 

24 the authority of this Act by the Secretary to improve, pro25 tect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through 


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1 the Bureau of Land Management which have been dam2 aged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, per3 mittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to 

4 whether all moneys collected from each such action are 

5 used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: 

6 Provided further, That any such moneys that are in excess 

7 of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for 

8 which funds were collected may be used to repair other 

9 damaged public lands. 

10 MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

11 In addition to amounts authorized to be expended 

12 under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such 

13 amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Pub14 lic Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such amounts as 

15 may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, ap16 praisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands 

17 under section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to 

18 remain available until expended. 

19 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

20 The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the 

21 operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, 

22 contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimburs23 able agreements with public and private entities, including 

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1 porary structures, and alteration and maintenance of nec2 essary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the 

3 United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at 

4 the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence 

5 concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; 

6 miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement ac7 tivities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 

8 accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to 

9 exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding Public 

10 Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under co11 operative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements au12 thorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators 

13 in connection with jointly produced publications for which 

14 the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash 

15 or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator 

16 is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided 

17 further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written 

18 commitment by a State government to provide an identi19 fied amount of money in support of the project may be 

20 carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appro21 priations herein made shall not be available for the de22 struction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros 

23 in the care of the Bureau or its contractors or for the 

24 sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruc25 tion for processing into commercial products. 


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1 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

2 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

3 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 

5 Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 

6 and economic studies, general administration, and for the 

7 performance of other authorized functions related to such 

8 resources, $1,364,760,000 (reduced by $1,720,000) (in9 creased by $1,720,000) (reduced by $200,000) (increased 

10 by $200,000), to remain available until September 30, 

11 2021: Provided, That not to exceed $23,442,000 shall be 

12 used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) 

13 of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

14 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing petitions, developing 

15 and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any 

16 other steps to implement actions described in subsection 

17 (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)). 

18 Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 

19 available under this heading, in accordance with the joint 

20 explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated Ap21 propriations Act, 2019, for central office operations in fis22 cal year 2019, $4,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Pro23 vided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 

24 that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re25 quirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the 


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1 Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

2 Control Act of 1985. 

3 CONSTRUCTION

4 For construction, improvement, acquisition, or re5 moval of buildings and other facilities required in the con6 servation, management, investigation, protection, and uti7 lization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition 

8 of lands and interests therein; $15,693,000, to remain 

9 available until expended. 

10 LAND ACQUISITION

11 For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of 

12 title 54, United States Code, including administrative ex13 penses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest 

14 therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable 

15 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

16 $67,750,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Con17 servation Fund and to remain available until expended, 

18 of which, notwithstanding section 200306 of title 54, 

19 United States Code, not more than $10,000,000 shall be 

20 for land conservation partnerships authorized by the 

21 Highlands Conservation Act of 2004, including not to ex22 ceed $320,000 for administrative expenses: Provided, That 

23 none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisi24 tion projects may be used to pay for any administrative 

25 overhead, planning or other management costs. 


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1 COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION

2 FUND

3 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

4 For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 

5 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), 

6 $63,702,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

7 $23,702,000 is to be derived from the Cooperative Endan8 gered Species Conservation Fund; and of which 

9 $40,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water 

10 Conservation Fund. 

11 Of the unobligated balances made available from the 

12 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, 

13 $10,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided, That no 

14 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des15 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

16 pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or 

17 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

18 of 1985. 

19 NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

20 For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo21 ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000. 

22 NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

23 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

24 of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 


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1 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), $50,000,000, to remain available 

2 until expended. 

3 NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

4 For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 

5 Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et 

6 seq.), $4,910,000, to remain available until expended. 

7 MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

8 For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele9 phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the 

10 Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 

11 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act 

12 of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape Con13 servation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the 

14 Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 

15 et seq.), $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

16 STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

17 For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 

18 District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United 

19 States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 

20 American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions 

21 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and 

22 Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and imple23 mentation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their 

24 habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, 

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1 vided, That of the amount provided herein, $5,209,000 is 

2 for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not sub3 ject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Pro4 vided further, That $7,362,000 is for a competitive grant 

5 program to implement approved plans for States, terri6 tories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of af7 fected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife 

8 agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this 

9 appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 

10 after deducting $12,571,000 and administrative expenses, 

11 apportion the amount provided herein in the following 

12 manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Com13 monwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more 

14 than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, 

15 American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 

16 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each 

17 a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent 

18 thereof: Provided further, That the Secretary shall appor19 tion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) 

20 one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land 

21 area of such State bears to the total land area of all such 

22 States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio 

23 to which the population of such State bears to the total 

24 population of all such States: Provided further, That the 

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1 justed equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a 

2 sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available 

3 for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year 

4 or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided further, 

5 That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 

6 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Fed7 eral share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 

8 percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided fur9 ther, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not 

10 be derived from Federal grant programs: Provided further, 

11 That any amount apportioned in 2020 to any State, terri12 tory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of 

13 September 30, 2021, shall be reapportioned, together with 

14 funds appropriated in 2022, in the manner provided here15 in. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

17 The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may 

18 carry out the operations of Service programs by direct ex19 penditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and 

20 reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. 

21 Appropriations and funds available to the United States 

22 Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of 

23 damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation 

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1 ties incident to such public recreational uses on conserva2 tion areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; 

3 and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, build4 ings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Serv5 ice and to which the United States has title, and which 

6 are used pursuant to law in connection with management, 

7 and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided, 

8 That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, 

9 under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrange10 ments authorized by law, procure printing services from 

11 cooperators in connection with jointly produced publica12 tions for which the cooperators share at least one-half the 

13 cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service 

14 determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted 

15 quality standards: Provided further, That the Service may 

16 accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing air17 craft: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

18 3302, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and ap19 proval shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘United 

20 States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management’’ 

21 and shall be available to the Secretary, without further 

22 appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of 

23 such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revis24 ing regulations as necessary, and shall remain available 

25 until expended. 


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1 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

2 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

3 For expenses necessary for the management, oper4 ation, and maintenance of areas and facilities adminis5 tered by the National Park Service and for the general 

6 administration of the National Park Service, 

7 $2,646,979,000, of which $10,282,000 for planning and 

8 interagency coordination in support of Everglades restora9 tion and $150,980,000 for maintenance, repair, or reha10 bilitation projects for constructed assets and 

11 $166,575,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for con12 structed assets and cultural resources and $5,000,000 

13 shall be for uses authorized by section 101122 of title 54, 

14 United States Code shall remain available until September 

15 30, 2021: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 

16 heading in this Act are available for the purposes of sec17 tion 5 of Public Law 95–348: Provided further, That not18 withstanding section 9(a) of the United States 

19 Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 

20 114–196; 130 Stat. 691), $500,000 of the funds made 

21 available under this heading shall be provided to the orga22 nization selected under section 9(b) of that Act for ex23 penditure by the United States Semiquincentennial Com24 mission in accordance with that Act. Provided further, 

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1 can-American History Commission Act (Public Law 115– 

2 102; 131 Stat. 2248), $500,000 (increased by $500,000) 

3 of the funds made available under this heading shall be 

4 provided to the 400 Years of African-American History 

5 Commission for expenditure in accordance with that Act. 

6 NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

7 For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro8 grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage 

9 partnership programs, environmental compliance and re10 view, international park affairs, and grant administration, 

11 not otherwise provided for, $73,508,000. 

12 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

13 For expenses necessary in carrying out the National 

14 Historic Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 

15 54, United States Code), $121,660,000, to be derived 

16 from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain avail17 able until September 30, 2021, of which $16,000,000 shall 

18 be for Save America’s Treasures grants for preservation 

19 of national significant sites, structures and artifacts as au20 thorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land 

21 Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089): Provided, 

22 That an individual Save America’s Treasures grant shall 

23 be matched by non-Federal funds: Provided further, That 

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1 proved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation 

2 with the House and Senate Committees on Appropria3 tions: Provided further, That of the funds provided for the 

4 Historic Preservation Fund, $750,000 is for competitive 

5 grants for the survey and nomination of properties to the 

6 National Register of Historic Places and as National His7 toric Landmarks associated with communities currently 

8 under-represented, as determined by the Secretary, 

9 $22,500,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites 

10 and stories of the Civil Rights movement, $10,000,000 is 

11 for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 

12 and $5,000,000 is for competitive grants for the restora13 tion of historic properties of national, State and local sig14 nificance listed on or eligible for inclusion on the National 

15 Register of Historic Places, to be made without imposing 

16 the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 101(e)(3) 

17 (54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historical Preserva18 tion Act: Provided further, That such competitive grants 

19 shall be made without imposing the matching require20 ments in section 302902(b)(3) of title 54, United States 

21 Code, to States and Indian tribes as defined in chapter 

22 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local 

23 governments, including Certified Local Governments, and 

24 non-profit organizations. 


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1 CONSTRUCTION

2 For construction, improvements, repair, or replace3 ment of physical facilities, and compliance and planning 

4 for programs and areas administered by the National 

5 Park Service, $319,704,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 

6 (reduced by $1,000,000), to remain available until ex7 pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi8 sion of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 

9 2021 with a future phase indicated in the National Park 

10 Service 5-Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single pro11 curement may be issued which includes the full scope of 

12 the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and 

13 contract shall contain the clause availability of funds 

14 found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further, That Na15 tional Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Fran16 chise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available 

17 for the cost of adjustments and changes within the origi18 nal scope of effort for projects funded by the National 

19 Park Service Construction appropriation: Provided further, 

20 That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 

21 Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current 

22 reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges 

23 authorized by this section. 


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1 LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

2 (RESCISSION)

3 The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2020 

4 by section 200308 of title 54, United States Code, is re5 scinded. 

6 LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

7 For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of 

8 title 54, United States Code, including administrative ex9 penses, and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest 

10 therein, in accordance with the statutory authority appli11 cable to the National Park Service, $208,400,000 (in12 creased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000), to be de13 rived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 

14 to remain available until expended, of which $140,000,000 

15 is for the State assistance program and of which 

16 $15,000,000 shall be for the American Battlefield Protec17 tion Program grants as authorized by chapter 3081 of title 

18 54, United States Code. 

19 CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

20 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

21 of section 101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating 

22 to challenge cost share agreements, $20,000,000, to re23 main available until expended, for Centennial Challenge 

24 projects and programs: Provided, That not less than 50 

25 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall 


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1 be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of do2 nated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by 

3 an irrevocable letter of credit. 

4 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 In addition to other uses set forth in section 

7 101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code, franchise 

8 fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for ex9 penditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, 

10 for use at any unit within the National Park System to 

11 extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or 

12 leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used 

13 for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit an14 ticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the con15 tract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to ex16 tinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefit17 ting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the origi18 nating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single 

19 contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds 

20 so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 

21 For the costs of administration of the Land and 

22 Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 

23 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 

24 of 2006 (Public Law 109–432), the National Park Service 

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1 thorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained 

2 amounts to remain available until expended. 

3 National Park Service funds may be transferred to 

4 the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Depart5 ment of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 

6 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount 

7 for FHWA administrative support costs. 

8 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

9 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

10 For expenses necessary for the United States Geo11 logical Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and re12 search covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, 

13 and the mineral and water resources of the United States, 

14 its territories and possessions, and other areas as author15 ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as 

16 to their mineral and water resources; give engineering su17 pervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regu18 latory Commission licensees; administer the minerals ex19 ploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into 

20 the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 

21 processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 

22 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes as authorized by law; 

23 and to publish and disseminate data relative to the fore24 going activities; $1,236,398,000, to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2021; of which $84,337,000 shall remain 


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1 available until expended for satellite operations; and of 

2 which $20,164,000 shall be available until expended for 

3 deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects 

4 that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That none of the 

5 funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall 

6 be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless 

7 specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: 

8 Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall 

9 be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic 

10 mapping or water resources data collection and investiga11 tions carried on in cooperation with States and municipali12 ties. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

14 From within the amount appropriated for activities 

15 of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 

16 necessary shall be available for contracting for the fur17 nishing of topographic maps and for the making of geo18 physical or other specialized surveys when it is administra19 tively determined that such procedures are in the public 

20 interest; construction and maintenance of necessary build21 ings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for 

22 gauging stations, observation wells, and seismic equip23 ment; expenses of the United States National Committee 

24 for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and 

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1 pointed to represent the United States in the negotiation 

2 and administration of interstate compacts: Provided, That 

3 activities funded by appropriations herein made may be 

4 accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or co5 operative agreements as defined in section 6302 of title 

6 31, United States Code: Provided further, That the United 

7 States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or coop8 erative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly 

9 with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without re10 gard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermittent 

11 services of students or recent graduates, who shall be con12 sidered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 

13 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 

14 for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 

15 United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not 

16 be considered to be Federal employees for any other pur17 poses. 

18 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

19 OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

20 For expenses necessary for granting and admin21 istering leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements 

22 for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and ma23 rine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and 

24 approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; 

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1 menting other laws and to the extent provided by Presi2 dential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants 

3 or cooperative agreements, $182,781,000, of which 

4 $122,781,000 is to remain available until September 30, 

5 2021, and of which $60,000,000 is to remain available 

6 until expended: Provided, That this total appropriation 

7 shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary 

8 and credited to this appropriation from additions to re9 ceipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in ef10 fect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from 

11 activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Man12 agement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 

13 Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscella14 neous administrative activities: Provided further, That the 

15 sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collec16 tions are received during the fiscal year, so as to result 

17 in a final fiscal year 2020 appropriation estimated at not 

18 more than $122,781,000: Provided further, That not to 

19 exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses 

20 related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup 

21 activities. 


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1 BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL

2 ENFORCEMENT

3 OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

4 For expenses necessary for the regulation of oper5 ations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and 

6 agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, 

7 and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental 

8 Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and imple9 menting laws and regulations as authorized by law and 

10 to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial dele11 gation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree12 ments, $145,504,000, of which $119,504,000 is to remain 

13 available until September 30, 2021, and of which 

14 $26,000,000 is to remain available until expended: Pro15 vided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by 

16 amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this 

17 appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from in18 creases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 

19 and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by 

20 the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 

21 pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, in22 cluding studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous 

23 administrative activities: Provided further, That the sum 

24 herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections 

25 are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a 


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1 final fiscal year 2020 appropriation estimated at not more 

2 than $119,504,000. 

3 For an additional amount, $47,308,000, to remain 

4 available until expended, to be reduced by amounts col5 lected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, 

6 which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees 

7 collected in fiscal year 2020, as provided in this Act: Pro8 vided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such 

9 inspection fees exceed $47,308,000, the amounts realized 

10 in excess of $47,308,000 shall be credited to this appro11 priation and remain available until expended: Provided 

12 further, That for fiscal year 2020, not less than 50 percent 

13 of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety 

14 and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund per15 sonnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and 

16 expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental 

17 safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the 

18 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 

19 seq.), including the review of applications for permits to 

20 drill. 

21 OIL SPILL RESEARCH

22 For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 

23 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title 

24 VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 


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1 $14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li2 ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. 

3 OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND

4 ENFORCEMENT

5 REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

6 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

7 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 

8 1977, Public Law 95–87, $121,647,000, to remain avail9 able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That appropria10 tions for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 

11 Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem ex12 penses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 

13 Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored 

14 training. 

15 In addition, for costs to review, administer, and en16 force permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 

17 of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to re18 main available until expended: Provided, That fees as19 sessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such section 

20 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary off21 setting collections, to remain available until expended: 

22 Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 

23 the general fund shall be reduced as collections are re24 ceived during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal 


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1 year 2020 appropriation estimated at not more than 

2 $121,647,000. 

3 ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

4 For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the 

5 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 

6 Public Law 95–87, $24,713,000, to be derived from re7 ceipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to 

8 remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant 

9 to Public Law 97–365, the Department of the Interior is 

10 authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of 

11 the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government 

12 to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided fur13 ther, That funds made available under title IV of Public 

14 Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal 

15 share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Gov16 ernment for the purpose of environmental restoration re17 lated to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage 

18 from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such 

19 projects must be consistent with the purposes and prior20 ities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: 

21 Provided further, That amounts provided under this head22 ing may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of 

23 State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface 

24 Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 


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1 In addition, $115,000,000, to remain available until 

2 expended, for grants to States and federally recognized In3 dian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and 

4 other related activities in accordance with the terms and 

5 conditions in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, 

6 That such additional amount shall be used for economic 

7 and community development in conjunction with the prior8 ities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and 

9 Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided 

10 further, That of such additional amount, $75,000,000 

11 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appalachian 

12 States with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to 

13 meet the priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 

14 of such section, $30,000,000 shall be distributed in equal 

15 amounts to the 3 Appalachian States with the subsequent 

16 greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet such prior17 ities, and $10,000,000 shall be for grants to federally rec18 ognized Indian Tribes without regard to their status as 

19 certified or uncertified under the Surface Mining Control 

20 and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for 

21 reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related 

22 activities in accordance with the terms and conditions in 

23 the report accompanying this Act and shall be used for 

24 economic and community development in conjunction with 

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1 trol and Reclamation Act of 1977: Provided further, That 

2 such additional amount shall be allocated to States and 

3 Indian Tribes within 60 days after the date of enactment 

4 of this Act. 

5 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

6 OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 

9 programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act 

10 of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-De11 termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 

12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $1,650,504,000 (increased by 

13 $176,000,000) (reduced by $176,000,000) to remain 

14 available until September 30, 2021, except as otherwise 

15 provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be 

16 for official reception and representation expenses; of which 

17 not to exceed $77,734,000 shall be for welfare assistance 

18 payments: Provided, That in cases of designated Federal 

19 disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap, from the 

20 amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to 

21 Indian communities affected by the disaster: Provided fur22 ther, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal or23 ganizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use 

24 their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assist25 ance costs: Provided further, That not to exceed 


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1 $73,164,000 shall remain available until expended for 

2 housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, 

3 litigation support, land records improvement, and the 

4 Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, That 

5 any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe 

6 which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2021, may 

7 be transferred during fiscal year 2022 to an Indian forest 

8 land assistance account established for the benefit of the 

9 holder of the funds within the holder’s trust fund account: 

10 Provided further, That any such unobligated balances not 

11 so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2022: Pro12 vided further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bu13 reau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to pur14 chase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 

15 personnel: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian 

16 Affairs may accept transfers of funds from United States 

17 Customs and Border Protection to supplement any other 

18 funding available for reconstruction or repair of roads 

19 owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on 

20 the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 

21 U.S.C. 202(b)(1). 

22 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

23 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 

24 contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter25 mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 


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1 the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 

2 Education for fiscal year 2020, such sums as may be nec3 essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep4 tember 30, 2021: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

5 other provision of law, no amounts made available under 

6 this heading shall be available for transfer to another 

7 budget account. 

8 CONSTRUCTION

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte11 nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 

12 and other facilities, including architectural and engineer13 ing services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests 

14 in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for 

15 construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pur16 suant to Public Law 87–483; $146,014,000, to remain 

17 available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as 

18 may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian 

19 Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of 

20 Reclamation: Provided further, That not to exceed 6 per21 cent of contract authority available to the Bureau of In22 dian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may 

23 be used to cover the road program management costs of 

24 the Bureau: Provided further, That any funds provided for 

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1 vember 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), shall be made available 

2 on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, That this 

3 appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the 

4 Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for 

5 the appropriate share of construction costs for space ex6 pansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform im7 plementation: Provided further, That of the funds made 

8 available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived 

9 from the Indian Irrigation Fund established by section 

10 3211 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 

11 1749). 

12 INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND

13 MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS

14 For payments and necessary administrative expenses 

15 for implementation of Indian land and water claim settle16 ments pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101– 

17 618, 111–11, 111–291, and 114–322, and for implemen18 tation of other land and water rights settlements, 

19 $45,644,000, to remain available until expended. 

20 INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 

22 $12,784,000, of which $1,725,000 is for administrative 

23 expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 

24 1974: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 

25 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 


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1 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur2 ther, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan 

3 principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, 

4 not to exceed $199,075,370. 

5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

6 The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the oper7 ation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, 

8 cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either di9 rectly or in cooperation with States and other organiza10 tions. 

11 Notwithstanding Public Law 87–279 (25 U.S.C. 15), 

12 the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in 

13 support of the management, operation, and maintenance 

14 of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. 

15 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 

16 available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office 

17 oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative 

18 Services (except executive direction and administrative 

19 services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional 

20 offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be 

21 available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative 

22 agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the 

23 provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the 

24 Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 

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1 In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 

2 available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this 

3 action shall not diminish the Federal Government’s trust 

4 responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-govern5 ment relationship between the United States and that 

6 tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appropria7 tions. 

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 

9 section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106– 

10 113, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indi11 rect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution 

12 formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the 

13 Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and admin14 istrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) 

15 distribution formula. 

16 BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

17 OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS

18 For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 

19 Education programs, as authorized by law, including the 

20 Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the In21 dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 

22 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education Amend23 ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally 

24 Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 

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1 2021, except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That 

2 federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations 

3 of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their Tribal 

4 priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: 

5 Provided further, That not to exceed $721,690,000 for 

6 school operation costs of Bureau-funded schools and other 

7 education programs shall become available on July 1, 

8 2020, and shall remain available until September 30, 

9 2021: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian 

11 Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 

12 and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 

13 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed $81,508,000 within and 

14 only from such amounts made available for school oper15 ations shall be available for administrative cost grants as16 sociated with grants approved prior to July 1, 2020: Pro17 vided further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bu18 reau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to pur19 chase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 

20 personnel. 

21 EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION

22 For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte23 nance of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary 

24 for the operation of Indian Education programs, including 

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1 tion of lands, and interests in lands; $387,252,000 to re2 main available until expended; Provided, That for fiscal 

3 year 2020, in implementing new construction, replacement 

4 facilities construction, or facilities improvement and repair 

5 project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to 

6 grant schools under Public Law 100–297, the Secretary 

7 of the Interior shall use the Administrative and Audit Re8 quirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs 

9 contained in part 12 of title 43, Code of Federal Regula10 tions, as the regulatory requirements: Provided further, 

11 That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 

12 title 43, Code of Federal Regulations; the Secretary and 

13 the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of 

14 payments for the work to be performed: Provided further, 

15 That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall 

16 consider whether such grantee would be deficient in assur17 ing that the construction projects conform to applicable 

18 building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State 

19 health and safety standards as required by section 

20 1125(b) of title XI of Public Law 95–561 (25 U.S.C. 

21 2005(b)), with respect to organizational and financial 

22 management capabilities: Provided further, That if the 

23 Secretary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall 

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1 ther, That any disputes between the Secretary and any 

2 grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes 

3 provision in section 5208(e) of Public Law 107–110 (25 

4 U.S.C. 2507(e)): Provided further, That in order to ensure 

5 timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary 

6 may assume control of a project and all funds related to 

7 the project, if, not later than 18 months after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds 

9 appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not com10 pleted the planning and design phase of the project and 

11 commenced construction. 

12 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

13 The Bureau of Indian Education may carry out the 

14 operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, con15 tracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, ei16 ther directly or in cooperation with States and other orga17 nizations. 

18 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 

19 available to the Bureau of Indian Education for central 

20 office oversight and Executive Direction and Administra21 tive Services (except executive direction and administra22 tive services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, re23 gional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) 

24 shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or coop25 erative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Education 


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1 under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act 

2 or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 

3 103–413). 

4 In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 

5 available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Education, 

6 this action shall not diminish the Federal Government’s 

7 trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to8 government relationship between the United States and 

9 that tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appro10 priations. 

11 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 

12 available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than 

13 the amounts provided herein for assistance to public 

14 schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to 

15 support the operation of any elementary or secondary 

16 school in the State of Alaska. 

17 No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Edu18 cation shall be used to support expanded grades for any 

19 school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place 

20 or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school 

21 in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of 

22 October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior 

23 may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to 

24 one additional grade when the Secretary determines such 

25 waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission 


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1 of the Bureau of Indian Education, or more than one 

2 grade to expand the elementary grade structure for Bu3 reau-funded schools with a K–2 grade structure on Octo4 ber 1, 1996. Appropriations made available in this or any 

5 prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be avail6 able, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, 

7 only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of Sep8 tember 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that 

9 was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available 

10 under this Act may not be used to establish a charter 

11 school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined 

12 in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 

13 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a charter school that is 

14 in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and 

15 that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before Sep16 tember 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that pe17 riod, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau 

18 a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for 

19 the use of the real and personal property (including buses 

20 and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept sepa21 rate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does 

22 not assume any obligation for charter school programs of 

23 the State in which the school is located if the charter 

24 school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded 

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1 forming functions related to the charter school’s operation 

2 and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as 

3 Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 

4 United States Code. 

5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 

6 section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106– 

7 113, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indi8 rect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution 

9 formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the 

10 Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and admin11 istrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) 

12 distribution formula. 

13 Funds available under this Act may not be used to 

14 establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school 

15 system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary 

16 may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe 

17 to provide language and cultural immersion educational 

18 programs for non-public schools located within the juris19 dictional area of the tribal government which exclusively 

20 serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those 

21 currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, 

22 provide an educational environment with educator pres23 ence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau24 funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, 

25 or State health and safety standards, and the Americans 


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1 with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of es2 tablishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incur3 ring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or 

4 other impacts to students such as those caused by busing 

5 students extended distances: Provided, That no funds 

6 available under this Act may be used to fund operations, 

7 maintenance, rehabilitation, construction or other facili8 ties-related costs for such assets that are not owned by 

9 the Bureau: Provided further, That the term ‘‘satellite 

10 school’’ means a school location physically separated from 

11 the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that 

12 forms part of the existing school in all other respects. 

13 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

14 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

15 DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses for management of the De18 partment of the Interior and for grants and cooperative 

19 agreements, as authorized by law, $131,232,000 (in20 creased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced 

21 by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

22 $1,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 

23 2021; of which no less than $1,000,000 shall be for the 

24 hiring of additional personnel to assist the Department 

25 with its compliance responsibilities under 5 U.S.C. 552; 


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1 of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official recep2 tion and representation expenses; and of which up to 

3 $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation 

4 payments and unemployment compensation payments as5 sociated with the orderly closure of the United States Bu6 reau of Mines; and of which $9,000,000 for the Office of 

7 Valuation Services is to be derived from the Land and 

8 Water Conservation Fund and shall remain available until 

9 expended; and of which $11,061,000 for Indian land, min10 eral, and resource valuation activities shall remain avail11 able until expended: Provided, That funds for Indian land, 

12 mineral, and resource valuation activities may, as needed, 

13 be transferred to and merged with the Bureau of Indian 

14 Affairs ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ and Bureau of 

15 Indian Education ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Pro16 grams’’ accounts and the Office of the Special Trustee for 

17 American Indians ‘‘Federal Trust Programs’’ account: 

18 Provided further, That funds made available through con19 tracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2020, as au20 thorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 

21 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall remain available until expended 

22 by the contractor or grantee. 

23 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

24 For fiscal year 2020, up to $400,000 of the payments 

25 authorized by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, 


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1 may be retained for administrative expenses of the Pay2 ments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided, That the 

3 amounts provided under this Act specifically for the Pay4 ments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts 

5 available for payments authorized under chapter 69 of 

6 title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That in the 

7 event the sums appropriated for any fiscal year for pay8 ments pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to make 

9 the full payments authorized by that chapter to all units 

10 of local government, then the payment to each local gov11 ernment shall be made proportionally: Provided further, 

12 That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment to 

13 individual units of local government to correct for prior 

14 overpayments or underpayments: Provided further, That 

15 no payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to oth16 erwise eligible units of local government if the computed 

17 amount of the payment is less than $100. 

18 INSULAR AFFAIRS

19 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

20 For expenses necessary for assistance to territories 

21 under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior 

22 and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Pub23 lic Law 108–188, $108,631,000, of which: (1) 

24 $99,140,000 shall remain available until expended for ter25 ritorial assistance, including general technical assistance, 


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1 maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef ini2 tiative and natural resources activities, and brown tree 

3 snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in 

4 American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as au5 thorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Govern6 ment of American Samoa, in addition to current local rev7 enues, for construction and support of governmental func8 tions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands, as 

9 authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, 

10 as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of 

11 the Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (Pub12 lic Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,491,000 shall 

13 be available until September 30, 2021, for salaries and 

14 expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That 

15 all financial transactions of the territorial and local gov16 ernments herein provided for, including such transactions 

17 of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by 

18 such governments, may be audited by the Government Ac19 countability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with 

20 chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided fur21 ther, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant 

22 funding shall be provided according to those terms of the 

23 Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future 

24 United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mar25 iana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: Provided 


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1 further, That the funds for the program of operations and 

2 maintenance improvement are appropriated to institu3 tionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement 

4 of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and 

5 cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on 

6 the grantee’s commitment to timely maintenance of its 

7 capital assets: Provided further, That any appropriation 

8 for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or 

9 previous appropriations Acts may be used as non–Federal 

10 matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation 

11 grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. 

12 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 5170c). 

14 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

15 For grants and necessary expenses, $3,236,000, to 

16 remain available until expended, as provided for in sec17 tions 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Associa18 tion for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of 

19 the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of 

20 the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated 

21 States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99– 

22 658 and Public Law 108–188. 


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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Sec4 retary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory 

5 funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108– 

6 188 and Public Law 104–134, that are allocated for 

7 Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost 

8 of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three per9 cent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost 

10 of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the 

11 Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) 

12 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for 

13 construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds 

14 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

15 costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 

16 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

17 of 1974: Provided further, That such loans or loan guaran18 tees may be made without regard to the population of the 

19 area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on 

20 the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrifica21 tion Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated 

22 Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That 

23 any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

24 be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make 

25 or guarantee loans under such authorities. 


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1 OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 

4 $66,816,000. 

5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

8 General, $55,986,000, to remain available until September 

9 30, 2021. 

10 OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN

11 INDIANS

12 FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

14 For the operation of trust programs for Indians by 

15 direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 

16 compacts, and grants, $97,613,000, to remain available 

17 until expended, of which not to exceed $17,911,000 from 

18 this or any other Act, may be available for historical ac19 counting: Provided, That $10,000,000 shall not be avail20 able for obligation until the Secretary provides the report 

21 required by section 304(a)(3) of the Indian Trust Asset 

22 Reform Act (Public Law 114–178) to terminate the Office 

23 of the Special Trustee in its entirety, to the Committees 

24 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

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1 ment improvements and litigation support may, as needed, 

2 be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian 

3 Affairs ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ and Bureau of 

4 Indian Education, ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Pro5 grams’’ account; the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Salaries and 

6 Expenses’’ account; and the Office of the Secretary, ‘‘De7 partmental Operations’’ account: Provided further, That 

8 funds made available through contracts or grants obli9 gated during fiscal year 2020, as authorized by the Indian 

10 Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 

11 shall remain available until expended by the contractor or 

12 grantee: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

13 provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to 

14 provide a quarterly statement of performance for any In15 dian trust account that has not had activity for at least 

16 15 months and has a balance of $15 or less: Provided fur17 ther, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account 

18 statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and 

19 shall permit the balance in each such account to be with20 drawn upon the express written request of the account 

21 holder: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 is 

22 available for the Secretary to make payments to correct 

23 administrative errors of either disbursements from or de24 posits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after 

25 September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous 


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1 payments that are recovered shall be credited to and re2 main available in this account for this purpose: Provided 

3 further, That the Secretary shall not be required to rec4 oncile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than 

5 $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives 

6 proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claim7 ant: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102 

8 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform 

9 Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–412) or any other provision 

10 of law, the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts 

11 of individuals whose whereabouts are unknown for a con12 tinuous period of at least five years and shall not be re13 quired to generate periodic statements of performance for 

14 the individual accounts: Provided further, That with re15 spect to the ninth proviso, the Secretary shall continue to 

16 maintain sufficient records to determine the balance of the 

17 individual accounts, including any accrued interest and in18 come, and such funds shall remain available to the indi19 vidual account holders. 

20 Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 

21 available for the Office of the Special Trustee for Amer22 ican Indians, $3,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Pro23 vided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 

24 that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re25 quirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the 


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1 Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

2 Control Act of 1985. 

3 DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS

4 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 

7 suppression operations, fire science and research, emer8 gency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and 

9 rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, 

10 $952,338,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

11 $2,000,000), to remain available until expended, of which 

12 not to exceed $18,427,000 shall be for the renovation or 

13 construction of fire facilities: Provided, That such funds 

14 are also available for repayment of advances to other ap15 propriation accounts from which funds were previously 

16 transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That of 

17 the funds provided $194,000,000 is for fuels management 

18 activities: Provided further, That of the funds provided 

19 $20,470,000 (reduced by $1) (increased by $1) is for 

20 burned area rehabilitation: Provided further, That persons 

21 hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished sub22 sistence and lodging without cost from funds available 

23 from this appropriation: Provided further, That notwith24 standing 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or 

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1 rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection 

2 of United States property, may be credited to the appro3 priation from which funds were expended to provide that 

4 protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation: 

5 Provided further, That using the amounts designated 

6 under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

7 may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or coopera8 tive agreements, for fuels management activities, and for 

9 training and monitoring associated with such fuels man10 agement activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non11 Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Fed12 eral land: Provided further, That the costs of implementing 

13 any cooperative agreement between the Federal Govern14 ment and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutu15 ally agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further, 

16 That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in 

17 Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of fuels man18 agement activities, may obtain maximum practicable com19 petition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative 

20 entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public 

21 Lands Corps (Public Law 109–154), or related partner22 ships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) 

23 small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will 

24 hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 

25 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete 


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1 such contracts: Provided further, That in implementing 

2 this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance 

3 to field units to ensure accountability and consistent appli4 cation of the authorities provided herein: Provided further, 

5 That funds appropriated under this heading may be used 

6 to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

7 and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs 

8 of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endan9 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to 

10 consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such 

11 Act, in connection with wildland fire management activi12 ties: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior 

13 may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases 

14 of real property with local governments, at or below fair 

15 market value, to construct capitalized improvements for 

16 fire facilities on such leased properties, including but not 

17 limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and 

18 other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make 

19 advance payments for any such lease or for construction 

20 activity associated with the lease: Provided further, That 

21 the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri22 culture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated 

23 for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not 

24 to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when 

25 such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire 


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1 management programs and projects: Provided further, 

2 That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be avail3 able for support of Federal emergency response actions: 

4 Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

5 heading shall be available for assistance to or through the 

6 Department of State in connection with forest and range7 land research, technical information, and assistance in for8 eign countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary 

9 of State, shall be available to support forestry, wildland 

10 fire management, and related natural resource activities 

11 outside the United States and its territories and posses12 sions, including technical assistance, education and train13 ing, and cooperation with United States and international 

14 organizations. Provided further, That of the funds pro15 vided under this heading, $383,657,000 is provided to 

16 meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Bal17 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

18 as amended. 

19 In addition to the amounts provided under this head20 ing for wildfire suppression operations, $300,000,000, to 

21 remain available until expended, is additional new budget 

22 authority as specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) 

23 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

24 Act of 1985, as amended: Provided, That the Secretary 


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1 of the Interior may transfer such amounts to the Depart2 ment of Agriculture for wildfire suppression operations. 

3 CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

4 For necessary expenses of the Department of the In5 terior and any of its component offices and bureaus for 

6 the response action, including associated activities, per7 formed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Re8 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 

9 et seq.), $13,010,000, to remain available until expended, 

10 of which $3,000,000, notwithstanding any other provision 

11 of law, shall be for analysis and initiation of radium decon12 tamination and remediation at any land-grant university 

13 that may have been subject to such contamination as a 

14 result of actions of the former United States Bureau of 

15 Mines. 

16 NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND

17 RESTORATION

18 NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

19 To conduct natural resource damage assessment, res20 toration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by 

21 the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 

22 provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

23 Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 

24 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 

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1 et seq.), and 54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,767,000, to 

2 remain available until expended. 

3 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

4 For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 

5 financial and business management system, information 

6 technology improvements of general benefit to the Depart7 ment, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of facilities and 

8 operations throughout the Department, $69,284,000 (re9 duced by $7,000,000), to remain available until expended: 

10 Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act 

11 or any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the 

12 Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued an13 nual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior ap14 proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

15 of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 

16 the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, 

17 local and tribal government employees for training services 

18 provided by the National Indian Program Training Cen19 ter, other than training related to Public Law 93–638: 

20 Provided further, That the Secretary may lease or other21 wise provide space and related facilities, equipment or pro22 fessional services of the National Indian Program Train23 ing Center to State, local and tribal government employees 

24 or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, edu25 cational, or recreational activities (as defined in section 


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1 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing 

2 rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in 

3 the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Cen4 ter: Provided further, That all funds received pursuant to 

5 the two preceding provisos shall be credited to this ac6 count, shall be available until expended, and shall be used 

7 by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National 

8 Indian Program Training Center: Provided further, That 

9 the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agree10 ments to support the Office of Natural Resource Reve11 nue’s collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and 

12 other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

14 There is hereby authorized for acquisition from avail15 able resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft 

16 which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through 

17 available excess surplus property: Provided, That existing 

18 aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived 

19 or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 

20 replacement aircraft. 

21 OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE

22 For necessary expenses for management of the collec23 tion and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral 

24 revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agree25 ments, as authorized by law, $147,330,000, to remain 


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1 available until September 30, 2021; of which $50,651,000 

2 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of 

3 mineral revenue management activities: Provided, That 

4 notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 shall 

5 be available for refunds of overpayments in connection 

6 with certain Indian leases in which the Secretary con7 curred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed 

8 to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecover9 able erroneous payments. 

10 GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU

13 SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be 

14 available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau 

15 or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emer16 gency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, 

17 buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam18 aged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoid19 able causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made avail20 able under this authority until funds specifically made 

21 available to the Department of the Interior for emer22 gencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, That 

23 all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished 

24 by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested 

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1 EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE

2 SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expendi3 ture or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, 

4 in addition to the amounts included in the budget pro5 grams of the several agencies, for emergency actions re6 lated to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, 

7 storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency plan8 ning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and nat9 ural resource damage assessment activities related to ac10 tual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into the 

11 environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control 

12 of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket 

13 outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, 

14 pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 

15 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); for emergency reclamation 

16 projects under section 410 of Public Law 95–87; and shall 

17 transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office 

18 of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such 

19 funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regu20 latory authority in the event a primacy State is not car21 rying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining 

22 Act: Provided, That appropriations made in this title for 

23 wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment 

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1 struction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in con2 nection with their use for wildland fire operations, with 

3 such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations cur4 rently available at the time of receipt thereof: Provided 

5 further, That all funds used pursuant to this section must 

6 be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which 

7 must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided fur8 ther, That such replenishment funds shall be used to reim9 burse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency 

10 funds were transferred. 

11 AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS

12 SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department 

13 of the Interior in this title shall be available for services 

14 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

15 Code, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount 

16 not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of 

17 motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforce18 ment vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of air19 craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of re20 prints; payment for telephone service in private residences 

21 in the field, when authorized under regulations approved 

22 by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when author23 ized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies 

24 or associations which issue publications to members only 


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1 or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who 

2 are not members. 

3 AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST

4 MANAGEMENT

5 SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the 

6 headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 

7 Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American 

8 Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appro9 priations Acts made under the same headings shall be 

10 available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust man11 agement and reform activities. Total funding for historical 

12 accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 

13 designated in this Act for such purpose. The Secretary 

14 shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appro15 priations within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer of 

16 any funds under this section, including the amount ex17 pended or transferred and how the funds will be used. 

18 REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN

19 AFFAIRS

20 SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

21 law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redis22 tribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including 

23 tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by 

24 transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, 

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1 distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduc2 tion in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 

3 percent in fiscal year 2020. Under circumstances of dual 

4 enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate dis5 tribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not 

6 apply. 

7 ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS

8 SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 

10 lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all 

11 or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of 

12 New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose 

13 of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of 

14 transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, 

15 Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and 

16 administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated 

17 funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary con18 sideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is author19 ized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, conces20 sion contracts or other agreements for the use of such fa21 cilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 

22 determine reasonable. 

23 OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES

24 SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2020, the Secretary shall 

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1 posited in the ‘‘Offshore Safety and Environmental En2 forcement’’ account, from the designated operator for fa3 cilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c). 

4 (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that 

5 are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are 

6 in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 

7 2020 shall be— 

8 (1) $11,500 for facilities with no wells, but with 

9 processing equipment or gathering lines; 

10 (2) $18,500 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, 

11 with any combination of active or inactive wells; and 

12 (3) $34,500 for facilities with more than 10 

13 wells, with any combination of active or inactive 

14 wells. 

15 (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all in16 spections completed in fiscal year 2020. Fees for fiscal 

17 year 2020 shall be— 

18 (1) $33,500 per inspection for rigs operating in 

19 water depths of 500 feet or more; and 

20 (2) $18,500 per inspection for rigs operating in 

21 water depths of less than 500 feet. 

22 (d) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted 

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1 pleted in fiscal year 2020. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall 

2 be— 

3 (1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units op4 erating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; 

5 (2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units op6 erating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; 

7 and 

8 (3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units op9 erating in water depths of less than 500 feet. 

10 (e) The Secretary shall bill designated operators 

11 under subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required 

12 within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill des13 ignated operators under subsections (c) and (d) within 30 

14 days of the end of the month in which the inspection oc15 curred, with payment required within 30 days of billing. 

16 DISCLOSURE OF WAIVERS

17 SEC. 108. (a) Subject to subsection (b), in any case 

18 in which the Bureau of Safety and Environmental En19 forcement or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

20 issues any waiver, departure, deviation, variance, or any 

21 other alternative compliance authorization from any law, 

22 rule, regulation, or other directive, the head of such bu23 reau shall post a copy of such waiver, departure, deviation, 

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1 such bureau’s publically available website not more than 

2 3 business days after such issuance. 

3 (b) The head of each bureau may redact confidential 

4 business information. 

5 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND

6 BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES

7 SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into 

9 multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organiza10 tions and other appropriate entities, and may enter into 

11 multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of 

12 section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except that 

13 the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not 

14 apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess 

15 wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations 

16 or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements 

17 and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal 

18 at the discretion of the Secretary. 

19 MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS

20 SEC. 110. The United States Fish and Wildlife Serv21 ice shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 

22 threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement 

23 a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended 

24 for harvest, that are released from federally operated or 

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1 fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. 

2 Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily 

3 identified by commercial and recreational fishers. 

4 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS

5 SEC. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 law, during fiscal year 2020, in carrying out work involv7 ing cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments 

8 or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may 

9 record obligations against accounts receivable from any 

10 such entities, except that total obligations at the end of 

11 the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 

12 available at the end of the fiscal year. 

13 HUMANE TRANSFER OF EXCESS ANIMALS

14 SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

15 law, the Secretary of the Interior may transfer excess wild 

16 horses or burros that have been removed from the public 

17 lands to other Federal, State, and local government agen18 cies for use as work animals: Provided, That the Secretary 

19 may make any such transfer immediately upon request of 

20 such Federal, State, or local government agency: Provided 

21 further, That any excess animal transferred under this 

22 provision shall lose its status as a wild free-roaming horse 

23 or burro as defined in the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and 

24 Burros Act: Provided further, That any Federal, State, or 

25 local government agency receiving excess wild horses or 


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1 burros as authorized in this section shall not: destroy the 

2 horses or burros in a way that results in their destruction 

3 into commercial products; sell or otherwise transfer the 

4 horses or burros in a way that results in their destruction 

5 for processing into commercial products; or euthanize the 

6 horses or burros except upon the recommendation of a li7 censed veterinarian, in cases of severe injury, illness, or 

8 advanced age. 

9 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCED SERVICES

10 PROGRAM

11 SEC. 113. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

12 of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agree13 ments, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make 

14 grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, pri15 vate nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary 

16 of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 

17 to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs au18 thorized by other provisions of law administered by the 

19 Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law. 

20 (b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under 

21 subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agree22 ment would not— 

23 (1) result in the displacement of individuals 

24 currently employed by the Department, including 


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1 partial displacement through reduction of non-over2 time hours, wages, or employment benefits; 

3 (2) result in the use of an individual under the 

4 Department of the Interior Experienced Services 

5 Program for a job or function in a case in which a 

6 Federal employee is in a layoff status from the same 

7 or substantially equivalent job within the Depart8 ment; or 

9 (3) affect existing contracts for services. 

10 PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT)

11 SEC. 114. Section 6906 of title 31, United States 

12 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’ and in13 serting ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’. 

14 REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS

15 SEC. 115. As authorized in section 111(d) of the 

16 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99– 

17 239; 99 Stat. 1799; 48 U.S.C. 1911) and section 108(b) 

18 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

19 2003 (Public Law 108–188; 117 Stat. 2755; 48 U.S.C. 

20 1921g), $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Sec21 retary of the Interior, to remain available until expended 

22 by the Secretary, for the Republic of the Marshall Islands 

23 to deposit in the Compact Trust Fund of the Republic of 

24 the Marshall Islands as compensation for adverse financial 

25 and economic impacts resulting from the effect of title IV 


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1 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

2 Law 99–239; 99 Stat. 1799; 48 U.S.C. 1911) upon title 

3 II of the Compact. 

4 OBLIGATION OF FUNDS

5 SEC. 116. Amounts appropriated by this Act to the 

6 Department of the Interior shall be available for obligation 

7 and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of 

8 enactment of this Act. 

9 RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS

10 SEC. 117. Before the final 2019–2024 Outer Conti11 nental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, or any plan 

12 that is dated later than 2017–2022, is published in the 

13 Federal Register, none of the funds made available to the 

14 Department of Interior by this or any other Act may be 

15 used to conduct offshore oil and gas pre-leasing, leasing 

16 and related activities for any lease sale proposed in the 

17 Draft Proposed Program described in the ‘‘Notice of 

18 Availability of the 2019–2024 Draft Proposed Outer Con19 tinental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and Notice 

20 of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Im21 pact Statement’’ published in the Federal Register on 

22 January 8, 2018 (83 Fed. Reg. 829), unless such sale was 

23 also contained in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf 

24 Oil and Gas Proposed Final Program described in the 

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1 nental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Pro2 gram’’ published in the Federal Register on November 23, 

3 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 84612). 

4 FUNDING RESTRICTION

5 SEC. 118. None of the funds made available to the 

6 Department of the Interior by this or any other Act may 

7 be used to conduct a lease sale pursuant to section 

8 20001(c)(1) of Public Law 115–97 which does not contain 

9 a national minimum acceptable bid amount sufficient to 

10 produce Federal receipts to the Treasury, net of any state 

11 share, of no less than 50 percent of the amount required 

12 by section 2001(b) of H. Con. Res. 71, the concurrent res13 olution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, as agreed to 

14 on October 26, 2017. 

15 EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES

16 SEC. 119. (a) Section 512 of title V of division J of 

17 Public Law 108–447 is amended by striking ‘‘on the date 

18 that is 15 years after the date that funds are first made 

19 available for this title.’’ and inserting ‘‘after September 

20 30, 2022.’’. 

21 (b) Section 608 of title VI of division J of Public Law 

22 108–447 is amended by striking ‘‘the expiration of the 15- 

23 year period beginning on the date that funds are first 

24 made available for this title.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

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1 (c) Section 109 of title I of Public Law 103–449, as 

2 amended by Public Law 111–11, title VIII section 

3 8201(c), is further amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘$17,000,000’’. 

5 (d) Section 608(a) of division II of Public Law 104– 

6 333, as amended by Public Law 110–229 section 461, is 

7 further amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$17,000,000’’. 

9 (e) Section 810(a)(1) of title VIII of division B of 

10 appendix D of Public Law 106–554, as amended by Public 

11 Law 115–31, division G, title I section 115(b), is further 

12 amended by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$14,000,000’’. 

14 SEPARATION OF ACCOUNTS

15 SEC. 120. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 

16 implement an orderly transition to separate accounts of 

17 the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 

18 Education, may transfer funds among and between the 

19 successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganiza20 tion only in conformance with the reprogramming guide21 lines described in this Act. 


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1 TITLE II 

2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

3 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

4 For science and technology, including research and 

5 development activities, which shall include research and 

6 development activities under the Comprehensive Environ7 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

8 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs 

9 and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment 

10 and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of 

11 research and development, $727,633,000 (reduced by 

12 $8,000,000) (increased by $8,000,000), to remain avail13 able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the 

14 funds included under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be for 

15 Research: National Priorities as specified in the report ac16 companying this Act. 

17 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

18 For environmental programs and management, in19 cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 

20 personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of 

21 passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and oper22 ation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library member23 ships in societies or associations which issue publications 

24 to members only or at a price to members lower than to 

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1 the brownfields program under the Small Business Liabil2 ity Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; im3 plementation of a coal combustion residual permit pro4 gram under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 

5 2016; and not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and 

6 representation expenses, $2,707,704,000 (reduced by 

7 $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

8 $3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000) (increased by 

9 $500,000) (reduced by $500,000) (increased by $25,000) 

10 (reduced by $25,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased 

11 by $2,000,000) (reduced by $500,000) (increased by 

12 $500,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain available 

13 until September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the funds 

14 included under this heading, $17,700,000 shall be for En15 vironmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in 

16 the report accompanying this Act. Provided further, That 

17 of the funds included under this heading, $501,958,000 

18 (reduced by $1) (increased by $1) shall be for Geographic 

19 Programs specified in the report accompanying this Act. 

20 In addition, $5,000,000 to remain available until ex21 pended, for necessary expenses of activities described in 

22 section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 

23 U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That fees collected pursu24 ant to that section of that Act and deposited in the ‘‘TSCA 

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1 fiscal year 2020 shall be retained and used for necessary 

2 salaries and expenses in this appropriation and shall re3 main available until expended: Provided further, That the 

4 sum herein appropriated in this paragraph from the gen5 eral fund for fiscal year 2020 shall be reduced by the 

6 amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received during 

7 fiscal year 2020, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2020 

8 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 

9 than $0: Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 

10 realized from such receipts exceed $5,000,000, those 

11 amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall be deposited in the 

12 ‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting re13 ceipts in fiscal year 2020, shall be retained and used for 

14 necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall 

15 remain available until expended: Provided further, That of 

16 the funds included in the first paragraph under this head17 ing, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program 

18 project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the 

19 amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount 

20 of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year 

21 2014. 

22 HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM

23 FUND

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1 ing the development, operation, maintenance, and upgrad2 ing of the hazardous waste electronic manifest system es3 tablished by such section, $8,000,000, to remain available 

4 until expended: Provided, That the sum herein appro5 priated from the general fund shall be reduced as offset6 ting collections under such section 3024 are received dur7 ing fiscal year 2020, which shall remain available until ex8 pended and be used for necessary expenses in this appro9 priation, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2020 appro10 priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 

11 $0: Provided further, That to the extent such offsetting 

12 collections received in fiscal year 2020 exceed $8,000,000, 

13 those excess amounts shall remain available until ex14 pended and be used for necessary expenses in this appro15 priation. 

16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

18 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

19 General Act of 1978, $48,514,000, to remain available 

20 until September 30, 2021. 

21 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

22 For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al23 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 

24 or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 

25 $39,553,000, to remain available until expended. 


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1 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen4 sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil5 ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), 

6 (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and hire, 

7 maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $1,214,648,000, 

8 to remain available until expended, consisting of such 

9 sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 

10 30, 2019, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Super11 fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 

12 (SARA) and up to $1,214,648,000 (reduced by 

13 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) as a payment from 

14 general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund 

15 for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: 

16 Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 

17 may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance 

18 with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That 

19 of the funds appropriated under this heading, $9,586,000 

20 shall be paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appro21 priation to remain available until September 30, 2021, 

22 and $30,496,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Science and Tech23 nology’’ appropriation to remain available until September 

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1 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

2 PROGRAM

3 For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under4 ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sub5 title I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $94,410,000, to 

6 remain available until expended, of which $69,041,000 

7 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank 

8 cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the 

9 Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for car10 rying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal 

11 Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue 

12 Code: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to 

13 use appropriations made available under this heading to 

14 implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 

15 to provide financial assistance to federally recognized In16 dian tribes for the development and implementation of 

17 programs to manage underground storage tanks. 

18 INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS

19 For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ20 mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil 

21 Pollution Act of 1990, including hire, maintenance, and 

22 operation of aircraft, $23,237,000, to be derived from the 

23 Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until ex24 pended. 


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1 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

2 For environmental programs and infrastructure as3 sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolv4 ing funds and performance partnership grants, 

5 $4,620,992,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

6 $5,000,000), to remain available until expended, of 

7 which— 

8 (1) $1,784,000,000 shall be for making capital9 ization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 

10 Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 

11 Control Act; and of which $1,300,000,000 shall be 

12 for making capitalization grants for the Drinking 

13 Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of 

14 the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That for fis15 cal year 2020, to the extent there are sufficient eligi16 ble project applications and projects are consistent 

17 with State Intended Use Plans, not less than 10 per18 cent of the funds made available under this title to 

19 each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 

20 capitalization grants shall be used by the State for 

21 projects to address green infrastructure, water or 

22 energy efficiency improvements, or other environ23 mentally innovative activities: Provided further, That 

24 for fiscal year 2020, funds made available under this 

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1 ing Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion 

2 of each State, be used for projects to address green 

3 infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improve4 ments, or other environmentally innovative activities: 

5 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

6 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

7 Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water 

8 pollution control revolving fund that may be used by 

9 a State to administer the fund shall not apply to 

10 amounts included as principal in loans made by such 

11 fund in fiscal year 2020 and prior years where such 

12 amounts represent costs of administering the fund 

13 to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed 

14 reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for sepa15 rately from other assets in the fund, and used for 

16 eligible purposes of the fund, including administra17 tion: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2020, 

18 notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (g)(1), 

19 (h), and (l) of section 201 of the Federal Water Pol20 lution Control Act, grants made under title II of 

21 such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the common22 wealth of the Northern Marianas, the United States 

23 Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia may 

24 also be made for the purpose of providing assistance: 

25 (1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or 


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1 plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 

2 project for the construction of treatment works; and 

3 (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 

4 privately owned treatment works serving one or 

5 more principal residences or small commercial estab6 lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 

7 2020, notwithstanding the provisions of such sub8 sections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and sec9 tion 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

10 Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 

11 under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 

12 Control Act may also be used to provide assistance: 

13 (1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or 

14 plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 

15 project for the construction of treatment works; and 

16 (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 

17 privately owned treatment works serving one or 

18 more principal residences or small commercial estab19 lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 

20 2020, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal 

21 Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued 

22 pursuant thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the 

23 funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 

24 under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used 

25 for grants for training, technical assistance, and 


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1 educational programs relating to the operation and 

2 management of the treatment works specified in sec3 tion 518(c) of such Act: Provided further, That for 

4 fiscal year 2020, funds reserved under section 

5 518(c) of such Act shall be available for grants only 

6 to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of such 

7 Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as 

8 determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Na9 tive Villages as defined in Public Law 92–203: Pro10 vided further, That for fiscal year 2020, notwith11 standing the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) 

12 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a 

13 total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 

14 $30,000,000, whichever is greater, and notwith15 standing the limitation on amounts in section 

16 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a 

17 total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 

18 $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolv19 ing Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the 

20 Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and 

21 section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That 

22 for fiscal year 2020, notwithstanding the amounts 

23 specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pol24 lution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggre25 gate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State 


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1 Revolving Fund program under the Act less any 

2 sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may 

3 be reserved by the Administrator for grants made 

4 under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

5 Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth 

6 of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin 

7 Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2020, 

8 notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified 

9 in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 

10 up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the 

11 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs 

12 under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved 

13 by the Administrator for grants made under section 

14 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided 

15 further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 

16 under this title to each State for Clean Water State 

17 Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14 percent 

18 of the funds made available under this title to each 

19 State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap20 italization grants shall be used by the State to pro21 vide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the 

22 form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest 

23 loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and 

24 shall be so used by the State only where such funds 

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1 cipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 

2 obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt 

3 was incurred on or after the date of enactment of 

4 this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to 

5 the date of enactment of this Act if the State, with 

6 concurrence from the Administrator, determines that 

7 such funds could be used to help address a threat 

8 to public health from heightened exposure to lead in 

9 drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency 

10 declaration has been issued due to a threat to public 

11 health from heightened exposure to lead in a munic12 ipal drinking water supply before the date of enact13 ment of this Act: Provided further, That in a State 

14 in which such an emergency declaration has been 

15 issued, the State may use more than 14 percent of 

16 the funds made available under this title to the 

17 State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap18 italization grants to provide additional subsidy to eli19 gible recipients; 

20 (2) $30,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000) 

21 (reduced by $10,000,000) shall be for architectural, 

22 engineering, planning, design, construction and re23 lated activities in connection with the construction of 

24 high priority water and wastewater facilities in the 

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1 sultation with the appropriate border commission: 

2 Provided, That no funds provided by this appropria3 tions Act to address the water, wastewater and other 

4 critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the 

5 United States along the United States-Mexico bor6 der shall be made available to a county or municipal 

7 government unless that government has established 

8 an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, 

9 which prevents in that jurisdiction the development 

10 or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 

11 the development within an existing colonia the con12 struction of any new home, business, or other struc13 ture which lacks water, wastewater, or other nec14 essary infrastructure; 

15 (3) $20,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 

16 of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 

17 infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil18 lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State 

19 of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) 

20 no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 

21 for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) 

22 the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent 

23 with the Statewide priority list established in con24 junction with the Agency and the United States De25 partment of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste 


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1 disposal, and similar projects carried out by the 

2 State of Alaska that are funded under section 221 

3 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

4 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

5 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall 

6 allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds pro7 vided for projects in regional hub communities; 

8 (4) $105,000,000 shall be to carry out section 

9 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re10 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 

11 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agree12 ments, and associated program support costs: Pro13 vided, That not more than 25 percent of the amount 

14 appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of 

15 CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, as16 sessment, and remediation of facilities described in 

17 section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA: Provided 

18 further, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated 

19 for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Pro20 vided further, That for purposes of this section, the 

21 term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any coun22 ty that has had 20 percent or more of its population 

23 living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured 

24 by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 

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1 mates, or any territory or possession of the United 

2 States; 

3 (5) $55,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (re4 duced by $5,000,000) shall be for grants under title 

5 VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 

6 (6) $30,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed 

7 grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 

8 in the report accompanying this Act; 

9 (7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water 

10 quality program authorized in section 5004(d) of the 

11 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 

12 Act (Public Law 114–322); 

13 (8) $25,000,000 shall be for grants and other 

14 activities under subsections (a) through (j) of section 

15 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 300j–19a)); 

17 (9) $25,000,000 shall be for grants and other 

18 activities under section 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking 

19 Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d)); 

20 (10) $20,000,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (in21 creased by $5,000,000) shall be for grants under 

22 section 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

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1 (11) $4,000,000 shall be for grants under sec2 tion 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 300j–19a(l)); 

4 (12) $13,000,000 shall be for grants under sec5 tion 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Con6 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)); 

7 (13) $90,000,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) 

8 (increased by $10,000,000) shall be for grants under 

9 section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

10 Act (33 U.S.C. 1301); 

11 (14) $1,000,000 shall be for grants under sec12 tion 4304(b) of America’s Water Infrastructure Act 

13 of 2018 (Public Law 115–270); and 

14 (15) $1,114,992,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 

15 (reduced by $1,000,000) shall be for grants, includ16 ing associated program support costs, to States, fed17 erally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal 

18 consortia, and air pollution control agencies for 

19 multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 

20 control and abatement and related activities, includ21 ing activities pursuant to the provisions set forth 

22 under this heading in Public Law 104–134, and for 

23 making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 

24 Act for particulate matter monitoring and data col25 lection activities subject to terms and conditions 


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1 specified by the Administrator, of which: 

2 $47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 

3 CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environmental 

4 Information Exchange Network grants, including as5 sociated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be 

6 for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the 

7 Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition 

8 to funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Leaking 

9 Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’ 

10 to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Dis11 posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 

12 Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the 

13 Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds 

14 available for grants under section 106 of the Federal 

15 Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State par16 ticipation in national- and State-level statistical sur17 veys of water resources and enhancements to State 

18 monitoring programs. 

19 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION

20 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guar22 anteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure 

23 Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $45,000,000, to re24 main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 

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1 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

2 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 

3 subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of di4 rect loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan 

5 principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 

6 is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $5,490,000,000. 

7 In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 

8 to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure 

9 Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited 

10 in this account, to remain available until expended. 

11 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

12 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 

13 section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and In14 novation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain available 

15 until September 30, 2021. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL

17 PROTECTION AGENCY

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For fiscal year 2020, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

20 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ21 mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s 

22 function to implement directly Federal environmental pro23 grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an 

24 acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agree25 ments to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal 


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1 consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist 

2 the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental 

3 programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, 

4 except that no such cooperative agreements may be award5 ed from funds designated for State financial assistance 

6 agreements. 

7 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

8 Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide reg9 istration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the 

10 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as 

11 amended by Public Law 116–8, the Pesticide Registration 

12 Improvement Extension Act of 2018. 

13 Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal In14 secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 

15 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environ16 mental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 

17 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2020. 

18 The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 

19 $320,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great 

20 Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environ21 mental Programs and Management’’ to the head of any 

22 Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of 

23 such head, to carry out activities that would support the 

24 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes 

25 Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; 


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1 to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of 

2 such Federal department or agency to carry out these ac3 tivities; and to make grants to governmental entities, non4 profit organizations, institutions, and individuals for plan5 ning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation 

6 in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 

7 and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 

8 The Science and Technology, Environmental Pro9 grams and Management, Office of Inspector General, Haz10 ardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground 

11 Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are avail12 able for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 

13 and renovation of facilities, provided that the cost does 

14 not exceed $150,000 per project. 

15 For fiscal year 2020, and notwithstanding section 

16 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

17 U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use 

18 the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 

19 319 of the Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant 

20 to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 

21 The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 

22 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Pro23 grams and Management’’ for fiscal year 2020 to provide 

24 grants to implement the Southeastern New England Wa25 tershed Restoration Program. 


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1 Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in sec2 tion 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

3 Act, not less than $4,000,000 of the funds made available 

4 under this title for the National Estuary Program shall 

5 be for making competitive awards described in section 

6 320(g)(4). 

7 The fourth paragraph under heading ‘‘Administrative 

8 Provisions’’ in title II of Public Law 109–54 is amended 

9 by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

10 TITLE III 

11 RELATED AGENCIES 

12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

13 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL

14 RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

16 Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, 

17 $875,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 

18 Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and Environ19 ment mission area for salaries and expenses are available 

20 to fund up to one administrative support staff for the of21 fice. 


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1 FOREST SERVICE

2 FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 

5 otherwise provided for, $921,849,000 to remain available 

6 through September 30, 2021, for: (1) the base salary and 

7 expenses of permanent employees carrying out administra8 tive and general management support functions of the 

9 Forest Service; (2) the costs of leases for buildings and 

10 sites where such support functions take place; (3) the 

11 costs of utility and telecommunication expenses, business 

12 services, and information technology, including cybersecu13 rity requirements; and (4) such other administrative sup14 port function expenses necessary for the operation of the 

15 Forest Service: Provided, That not to exceed 

16 $565,713,000 shall be available for the base salaries and 

17 expenses described in paragraph (1): Provided further, 

18 That any unobligated balances available to the Forest 

19 Service from prior fiscal years for the purposes described 

20 under this heading shall be transferred to and merged 

21 with this account: Provided further, That any funding for 

22 the purposes described under this heading that are author23 ized to be paid by permanent funds or trust funds of the 

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1 vided to the Forest Service under this Act (other than 

2 under this heading) may be used to fund indirect expenses 

3 that before the date of the enactment of this Act were 

4 provided for through discretionary cost pools. 

5 FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

6 For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re7 search as authorized by law, $277,155,000, to remain 

8 available through September 30, 2023: Provided, That of 

9 the funds provided, $73,174,000 is for the forest inventory 

10 and analysis program: Provided further, That all authori11 ties for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, 

12 grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute 

13 the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are 

14 also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire 

15 Science Research. 

16 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

17 For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro18 viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri19 tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health man20 agement, and conducting an international program as au21 thorized, $382,894,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (re22 duced by $2,000,000), to remain available through Sep23 tember 30, 2023, as authorized by law; of which 

24 $75,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water 


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1 Conservation Fund to be used for the Forest Legacy Pro2 gram, to remain available until expended. 

3 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

4 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 

5 otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im6 provement, and utilization of the National Forest System, 

7 and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to 

8 such lands, $1,599,308,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (in9 creased by $10,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (re10 duced by $1,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000), to re11 main available through September 30, 2023: Provided, 

12 That of the funds provided, $35,526,000 (reduced by 

13 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) shall be deposited 

14 in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund 

15 for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 

16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further, That of the funds pro17 vided, $276,603,000 shall be for forest products: Provided 

18 further, That of the funds provided, $390,169,000 (in19 creased by $3,000,000) shall be for hazardous fuels man20 agement activities, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 

21 may be used to make grants, using any authorities avail22 able to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State and Private 

23 Forestry’’ appropriation, for the purpose of creating in24 centives for increased use of biomass from National Forest 

25 System lands: Provided further, That $20,000,000 may be 


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1 used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procure2 ment contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue 

3 grants for hazardous fuels management activities, and for 

4 training or monitoring associated with such hazardous 

5 fuels management activities on Federal land, or on non6 Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities 

7 benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That 

8 funds made available to implement the Community For9 estry Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393, title VI, shall 

10 be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance 

11 with authorities made available to the Forest Service 

12 under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropriations: 

13 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 33 of the 

14 Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the 

15 Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for grazing 

16 on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 

17 50 percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association 

18 or direct permittee for a conservation practice approved 

19 by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which 

20 the cost of the conservation practice is incurred. And, that 

21 the amount credited shall remain available to the Grazing 

22 Association or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the 

23 fiscal year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year 

24 thereafter for use on the project for conservation practices 

25 approved by the Secretary. 


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1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

2 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 

3 otherwise provided for, $419,103,000 (reduced by $1) (in4 creased by $1), to remain available through September 30, 

5 2023, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance 

6 and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infra7 structure; and for construction, reconstruction, decommis8 sioning of roads that are no longer needed, including un9 authorized roads that are not part of the transportation 

10 system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the 

11 Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 

12 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That funds becoming 

13 available in fiscal year 2020 under the Act of March 4, 

14 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General 

15 Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for trans16 fer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds 

17 are appropriated. 

18 LAND ACQUISITION

19 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

20 of chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, including 

21 administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or 

22 waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory 

23 authority applicable to the Forest Service, $90,000,000, 

24 to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation 

25 Fund and to remain available until expended. 


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1 ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL

2 ACTS

3 For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound4 aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 

5 Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An6 geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 

7 Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and 

8 Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by 

9 law, $700,000, to be derived from forest receipts. 

10 ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

11 For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived 

12 from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov13 ernments, public school districts, or other public school au14 thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds de15 posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 

16 Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 

17 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 

18 30, 2022, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96– 

19 586; Public Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78– 

20 310). 

21 RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

22 For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro23 tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re24 ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do25 mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 


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1 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 

2 Law 94–579, to remain available through September 30, 

3 2023, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 

4 for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground 

5 range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. 

6 GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND

7 RANGELAND RESEARCH

8 For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 

9 $45,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, 

10 to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the 

11 above Act. 

12 MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR

13 SUBSISTENCE USES

14 For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man15 age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 

16 title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva17 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $2,500,000, to remain 

18 available through September 30, 2023. 

19 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

21 For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 

22 activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 

23 wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or 

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1 tem lands and water, $2,009,545,000 (increased by 

2 $2,000,000), to remain available through September 30, 

3 2023: Provided, That such funds including unobligated 

4 balances under this heading, are available for repayment 

5 of advances from other appropriations accounts previously 

6 transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That any 

7 unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal year 

8 for hazardous fuels management may be transferred to the 

9 ‘‘National Forest System’’ account: Provided further, That 

10 such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other 

11 cooperating entities for services provided in response to 

12 wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent 

13 such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire 

14 emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency 

15 management agency: Provided further, That funds pro16 vided shall be available for support to Federal emergency 

17 response: Provided further, That the costs of implementing 

18 any cooperative agreement between the Federal Govern19 ment and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutu20 ally agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further, 

21 That of the funds provided under this heading, 

22 $1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression 

23 operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section 

24 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emer25 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 


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1 In addition to the amounts provided under this head2 ing for wildfire suppression operations, $1,950,000,000, 

3 to remain available until expended, is additional new budg4 et authority as specified for purposes of section 

5 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That the Secretary 

7 of Agriculture may transfer such amounts to the Depart8 ment of Interior for wildfire suppression operations. 

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

11 Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 

12 fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 

13 motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles 

14 from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, 

15 lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft 

16 to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 

17 wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 

18 notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 

19 being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or 

20 trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 

21 replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 

22 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 

23 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of 

24 buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); 

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1 suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the 

2 Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 

3 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as 

4 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col5 lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 

6 Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to 

7 the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or 

8 transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildland 

9 fire management, hazardous fuels management, and State 

10 fire assistance when such transfers would facilitate and 

11 expedite wildland fire management programs and projects. 

12 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

13 available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter14 national Development in connection with forest and range15 land research, technical information, and assistance in for16 eign countries, and shall be available to support forestry 

17 and related natural resource activities outside the United 

18 States and its territories and possessions, including tech19 nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 

20 with United States, private, and international organiza21 tions. The Forest Service, acting for the International 

22 Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign 

23 governments and institutions as well as other domestic 

24 agencies (including the United States Agency for Inter25 national Development, the Department of State, and the 


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1 Millennium Challenge Corporation), United States private 

2 sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide 

3 technical assistance and training programs overseas on 

4 forestry and rangeland management. 

5 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

6 available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 

7 of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 

8 preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 

9 from National Forest System lands, and for the perform10 ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of 

11 such lands. 

12 None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv13 ice in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 

14 year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of 

15 section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 

16 Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 

17 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 

18 Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 

19 Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 

20 Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 

21 Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 

22 $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall 

23 be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for De24 partment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to 

25 as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall 


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1 prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements re2 quested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services 

3 from the Department of Agriculture’s National Informa4 tion Technology Center and the Department of Agri5 culture’s International Technology Service. 

6 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 

7 $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 

8 the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried 

9 out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried 

10 out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act 

11 of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.). 

12 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 

13 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 

14 reception and representation expenses. 

15 Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public 

16 Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, 

17 up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the 

18 National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partner19 ship projects in support of the Forest Service mission, 

20 without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, 

21 for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 

22 lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, 

23 That of the Federal funds made available to the Founda24 tion, no more than $300,000 shall be available for admin25 istrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation 


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1 shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial 

2 assistance, private contributions to match funds made 

3 available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-one 

4 basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer 

5 Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for 

6 a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained 

7 the non-Federal matching funds. 

8 Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 

9 up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest 

10 Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife 

11 Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 

12 projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, 

13 on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 

14 to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 

15 shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 

16 Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That 

17 the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal 

18 or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate 

19 that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 

20 funds. 

21 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

22 available for interactions with and providing technical as23 sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 

24 businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 


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1 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 

2 available for payments to counties within the Columbia 

3 River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 

4 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 

5 663. 

6 Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may 

7 be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in sec8 tion 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

9 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 

10 The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the pur11 pose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 

12 maintenance and decommissioning. 

13 Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall not 

14 be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild 

15 horses and burros in the care of the Forest Service or its 

16 contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that 

17 results in their destruction for processing into commercial 

18 products. 

19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any 

20 appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, 

21 not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Of22 fice of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri23 culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re24 sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 

25 Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management 


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1 reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar matters 

2 unrelated to civil litigation. Future budget justifications 

3 for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agri4 culture should clearly display the sums previously trans5 ferred and the sums requested for transfer. 

6 An eligible individual who is employed in any project 

7 funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 

8 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 

9 Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 

10 purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 

11 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

12 through the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the 

13 Forest Service shall report no later than 30 business days 

14 following the close of each fiscal quarter all current and 

15 prior year unobligated balances, by fiscal year, budget line 

16 item and account, to the House and Senate Committees 

17 on Appropriations. 

18 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

19 SERVICES 

20 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

21 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

22 For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au23 gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina24 tion and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 

25 Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public 


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1 Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Serv2 ice, $4,556,870,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased 

3 by $35,000,000) (reduced by $35,000,000), to remain 

4 available until September 30, 2021, except as otherwise 

5 provided herein, together with payments received during 

6 the fiscal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the 

7 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b), 

8 for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: Pro9 vided, That funds made available to tribes and tribal orga10 nizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any 

11 other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian 

12 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 

13 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the 

14 time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall 

15 remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without 

16 fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That $2,000,000 

17 shall be available for grants or contracts with public or 

18 private institutions to provide alcohol or drug treatment 

19 services to Indians, including alcohol detoxification serv20 ices: Provided further, That $969,479,000 for Purchased/ 

21 Referred Care, including $53,000,000 for the Indian Cat22 astrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available 

23 until expended: Provided further, That of the funds pro24 vided, up to $50,000,000 shall remain available until ex25 pended for implementation of the loan repayment program 


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1 under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 

2 Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 

3 $53,000,000 shall remain available until expended to sup4 plement funds available for operational costs at tribal clin5 ics operated under an Indian Self-Determination and Edu6 cation Assistance Act compact or contract where health 

7 care is delivered in space acquired through a full service 

8 lease, which is not eligible for maintenance and improve9 ment and equipment funds from the Indian Health Serv10 ice, and $58,000,000 shall be for costs related to or result11 ing from accreditation emergencies, including 

12 supplementing activities funded under the heading ‘‘In13 dian Health Facilities,’’ of which up to $4,000,000 may 

14 be used to supplement amounts otherwise available for 

15 Purchased/Referred Care: Provided further, That the 

16 amounts collected by the Federal Government as author17 ized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care 

18 Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during 

19 the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be 

20 deposited to the Fund authorized by section 108A of that 

21 Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) and shall remain available until 

22 expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of that 

23 Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds shall be available to 

24 make new awards under the loan repayment and scholar25 ship programs under sections 104 and 108 of that Act 


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1 (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided further, That the 

2 amounts made available within this account for the Sub3 stance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program, for Opioid 

4 Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services, for the Do5 mestic Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide 

6 Initiative, for the housing subsidy authority for civilian 

7 employees, for Aftercare Pilot Programs at Youth Re8 gional Treatment Centers, for transformation and mod9 ernization costs of the Indian Health Service Electronic 

10 Health Record system, for national quality and oversight 

11 activities, for initiatives to treat or reduce the trans12 mission of Hepatitis-C and HIV-AIDS or both in high pri13 ority areas, to improve collections from public and private 

14 insurance at Indian Health Service and tribally operated 

15 facilities, and for accreditation emergencies shall be allo16 cated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian 

17 Health Service and shall remain available until expended: 

18 Provided further, That funds provided in this Act may be 

19 used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 

20 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in 

21 the year the funds are appropriated: Provided further, 

22 That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and 

23 Human Services under the authority of title IV of the In24 dian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) 

25 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of 


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1 achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and 

2 requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Secu3 rity Act, except for those related to the planning, design, 

4 or construction of new facilities: Provided further, That 

5 funding contained herein for scholarship programs under 

6 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 

7 1613) shall remain available until expended: Provided fur8 ther, That amounts received by tribes and tribal organiza9 tions under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improve10 ment Act shall be reported and accounted for and available 

11 to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until ex12 pended: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Af13 fairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, and from 

14 tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities 

15 pursuant to Public Law 93–638, such individually identifi16 able health information relating to disabled children as 

17 may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its func18 tions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

19 Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.): Provided further, That of 

20 the funds provided, $72,280,000 is for the Indian Health 

21 Care Improvement Fund and may be used, as needed, to 

22 carry out activities typically funded under the Indian 

23 Health Facilities account; Provided further, That none of 

24 the funds appropriated by this Act to the Indian Health 

25 Service for the Electronic Health Record system shall be 


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1 available for obligation or expenditure for the selection or 

2 implementation of a new Information Technology infra3 structure system, unless the Committees on Appropria4 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are 

5 consulted 90 days in advance of such obligation. 

6 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

7 For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 

8 contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter9 mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 

10 the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2020, such sums 

11 as may be necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

12 other provision of law, no amounts made available under 

13 this heading shall be available for transfer to another 

14 budget account. 

15 INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

16 For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, 

17 demolition, and equipment of health and related auxiliary 

18 facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of 

19 plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, 

20 purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases 

21 of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community 

22 sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 

23 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the 

24 Indian Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health 

25 Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary to 


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1 carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public 

2 Health Service Act with respect to environmental health 

3 and facilities support activities of the Indian Health Serv4 ice, $964,121,000 (reduced by $7,000,000) (increased by 

5 $7,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 

6 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

7 appropriated for the planning, design, construction, ren8 ovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of 

9 an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land 

10 on which such facilities will be located: Provided further, 

11 That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian 

12 Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from 

13 the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian 

14 Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That 

15 none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Serv16 ice may be used for sanitation facilities construction for 

17 new homes funded with grants by the housing programs 

18 of the United States Department of Housing and Urban 

19 Development. 

20 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

21 Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian 

22 Health Service shall be available for services as authorized 

23 by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 

24 equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 

25 positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 


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1 vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; pur2 chase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of 

3 modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; 

4 payments for telephone service in private residences in the 

5 field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 

6 Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms or al7 lowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; 

8 and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to 

9 the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: 

10 Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the 

11 Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients 

12 may be extended health care at all tribally administered 

13 or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and 

14 the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal 

15 Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall 

16 be credited to the account of the facility providing the 

17 service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: 

18 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law or 

19 regulation, funds transferred from the Department of 

20 Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health 

21 Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121, 

22 the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93– 

23 638: Provided further, That funds appropriated to the In24 dian Health Service in this Act, except those used for ad25 ministrative and program direction purposes, shall not be 


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1 subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel 

2 and transportation: Provided further, That none of the 

3 funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this 

4 Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the 

5 Department of Health and Human Services unless identi6 fied in the budget justification and provided in this Act, 

7 or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Ap8 propriations through the reprogramming process: Pro9 vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 

10 of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe 

11 or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agree12 ment authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self13 Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 

14 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), may be deobligated and reobligated 

15 to a self-determination contract under title I, or a self16 governance agreement under title V of such Act and there17 after shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organiza18 tion without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That 

19 none of the funds made available to the Indian Health 

20 Service in this Act shall be used to implement the final 

21 rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 

22 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, 

23 relating to the eligibility for the health care services of 

24 the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service 

25 has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased 


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1 costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such re2 quest has been included in an appropriations Act and en3 acted into law: Provided further, That with respect to func4 tions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes 

5 or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is au6 thorized to provide goods and services to those entities on 

7 a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with 

8 subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received 

9 therefrom, along with the funds received from those enti10 ties pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may 

11 be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation ac12 count from which the funds were originally derived, with 

13 such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided 

14 further, That reimbursements for training, technical as15 sistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service 

16 will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, 

17 and overhead costs associated with the provision of goods, 

18 services, or technical assistance: Provided further, That 

19 the Indian Health Service may provide to civilian medical 

20 personnel serving in hospitals operated by the Indian 

21 Health Service housing allowances equivalent to those that 

22 would be provided to members of the Commissioned Corps 

23 of the United States Public Health Service serving in simi24 lar positions at such hospitals: Provided further, That the 

25 appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may 


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1 not be altered without advance notification to the House 

2 and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

3 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

4 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

5 SCIENCES

6 For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 

7 Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities 

8 set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ9 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

10 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the 

11 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 

12 $80,000,000. 

13 AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE

14 REGISTRY

15 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC

16 HEALTH

17 For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub18 stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out 

19 activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the 

20 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

21 and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 

22 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $79,691,000: Provided, 

23 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu 

24 of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) 

25 of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct 


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1 other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, 

2 including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 

3 evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 

4 healthcare providers: Provided further, That in performing 

5 any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, 

6 or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be 

7 bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of 

8 CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appro9 priated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR 

10 to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to 

11 section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2020, and 

12 existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 

13 OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 

14 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

15 COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF

16 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

17 For necessary expenses to continue functions as18 signed to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office 

19 of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Envi20 ronmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality 

21 Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 

22 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception 

23 and representation expenses, $2,994,000: Provided, That 

24 notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environ25 mental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of 


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1 one member, appointed by the President, by and with the 

2 advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and 

3 exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. 

4 CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur7 suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including 

8 hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances there9 for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, and for serv10 ices authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individ11 uals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum 

12 rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 

13 5376, $12,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety 

14 and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not 

15 more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: 

16 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi17 sion of law, the individual appointed to the position of In18 spector General of the Environmental Protection Agency 

19 (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 

20 position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided fur21 ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

22 Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of 

23 the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the 

24 duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall 

25 not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board. 


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1 OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and 

4 Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93– 

5 531, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro6 vided, That funds provided in this or any other appropria7 tions Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and 

8 groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned 

9 lands residents, those in significantly substandard hous10 ing, and all others certified as eligible and not included 

11 in the preceding categories: Provided further, That none 

12 of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be 

13 used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation 

14 to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of 

15 November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands 

16 partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement 

17 home is provided for such household: Provided further, 

18 That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new 

19 or replacement home: Provided further, That the Office 

20 shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have se21 lected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo 

22 reservation or selected a replacement residence off the 

23 Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 

24 section 11 of Public Law 93–531 (88 Stat. 1716). 


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1 INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE

2 CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT

3 PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

4 For payment to the Institute of American Indian and 

5 Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as author6 ized by part A of title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 

7 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $10,850,000, which shall become 

8 available on July 1, 2020, and shall remain available until 

9 September 30, 2021. 

10 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institu13 tion, as authorized by law, including research in the fields 

14 of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and 

15 documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 

16 public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 

17 dissemination, and exchange of information and publica18 tions; conduct of education, training, and museum assist19 ance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 

20 agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 

21 buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed 

22 $100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and 

23 purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for em24 ployees, $852,345,000, to remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2021, except as otherwise provided herein; of 


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1 which not to exceed $6,908,000 for the instrumentation 

2 program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, 

3 and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall re4 main available until expended; and including such funds 

5 as may be necessary to support American overseas re6 search centers: Provided, That funds appropriated herein 

7 are available for advance payments to independent con8 tractors performing research services or participating in 

9 official Smithsonian presentations. 

10 FACILITIES CAPITAL

11 For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 

12 alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithso13 nian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized 

14 by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), 

15 and for construction, including necessary personnel, 

16 $219,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 

17 which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as au18 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

19 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For the upkeep and operations of the National Gal22 lery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art 

23 therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as 

24 authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), 

25 as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 


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1 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including 

2 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in ad3 vance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for 

4 membership in library, museum, and art associations or 

5 societies whose publications or services are available to 

6 members only, or to members at a price lower than to the 

7 general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 

8 for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other 

9 employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); 

10 purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting 

11 buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alter12 ation, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 

13 and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 

14 repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 

15 contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, 

16 firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under 

17 such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem prop18 er, $147,022,000, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2021, of which not to exceed $3,660,000 for the special 

20 exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 

21 REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

22 For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and 

23 renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 

24 occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 

25 otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 


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1 10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 

2 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing 

3 renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 

4 $34,603,000, to remain available until expended: Pro5 vided, That of this amount, $1,000,000 shall be available 

6 for design of an off-site art storage facility in partnership 

7 with the Smithsonian Institution: Provided further, That 

8 contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection 

9 systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of 

10 the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with se11 lected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor 

12 qualifications as well as price. 

13 JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING

14 ARTS

15 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

16 For necessary expenses for the operation, mainte17 nance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for 

18 the Performing Arts, $25,690,000. 

19 CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

20 For necessary expenses for capital repair and restora21 tion of the existing features of the building and site of 

22 the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 

23 $17,800,000, to remain available until expended. 


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1 WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR

2 SCHOLARS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions 

5 of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 

6 1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 

7 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $14,000,000, to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2021. 

9 NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE

10 HUMANITIES

11 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

12 GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

13 For necessary expenses to carry out the National 

14 Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 

15 $167,500,000 shall be available to the National Endow16 ment for the Arts for the support of projects and produc17 tions in the arts, including arts education and public out18 reach activities, through assistance to organizations and 

19 individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 

20 support, and for administering the functions of the Act, 

21 to remain available until expended. 

22 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

23 GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

24 For necessary expenses to carry out the National 

25 Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 


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1 $167,500,000 to remain available until expended, of which 

2 $152,500,000 shall be available for support of activities 

3 in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and 

4 for administering the functions of the Act; and 

5 $15,000,000 shall be available to carry out the matching 

6 grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, 

7 including $13,000,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): 

8 Provided, That appropriations for carrying out section 

9 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such 

10 amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, 

11 bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted 

12 by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endow13 ment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 

14 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and pre15 ceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not pre16 viously been appropriated. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

18 None of the funds appropriated to the National 

19 Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used 

20 to process any grant or contract documents which do not 

21 include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none 

22 of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on 

23 the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official re24 ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 

25 That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as 


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1 necessary for official reception and representation ex2 penses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of the Na3 tional Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up 

4 to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants 

5 does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 

6 grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That 

7 such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms 

8 of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from 

9 the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. 

10 COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under 

13 chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $3,282,000: 

14 Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge 

15 fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such 

16 fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting col17 lection, to remain available until expended without further 

18 appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is 

19 authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, art20 work, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 

21 and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and ac22 tivities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose 

23 of artistic display, study, or education: Provided further, 

24 That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided under 


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1 this heading may be used for official reception and rep2 resentation expenses. 

3 NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

4 For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 

5 99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), $5,000,000. 

6 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on 

9 Historic Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $7,388,000. 

10 NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the National Capital Plan13 ning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United 

14 States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

15 3109, $8,124,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 1 per16 cent of the funds provided under this heading may be used 

17 for official reception and representational expenses associ18 ated with hosting international visitors engaged in the 

19 planning and physical development of world capitals. 

20 UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

21 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

22 For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 

23 authorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301– 

24 2310), $61,388,000, of which $715,000 shall remain 

25 available until September 30, 2022, for the Museum’s 


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1 equipment replacement program; and of which $3,000,000 

2 for the Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program and 

3 $1,264,000 for the Museum’s outreach initiatives program 

4 shall remain available until expended. 

5 DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower 

8 Memorial Commission, $1,800,000, to remain available 

9 until expended. 

10 WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Cen13 tennial Commission Act, as authorized by the World War 

14 I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272) and 

15 the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

16 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

17 Law 113–291), for necessary expenses of the World War 

18 I Centennial Commission, $6,000,000, to remain available 

19 until September 30, 2021: Provided, That in addition to 

20 the authority provided by section 6(g) of such Act, the 

21 World War I Commission may accept money, in-kind per22 sonnel services, contractual support, or any appropriate 

23 support from any executive branch agency for activities 

24 of the Commission. 


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1 TITLE IV 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS

4 SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 

5 this Act shall be available for any activity or the publica6 tion or distribution of literature that in any way tends to 

7 promote public support or opposition to any legislative 

8 proposal on which Congressional action is not complete 

9 other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 

10 described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 

11 OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

12 SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in 

13 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

14 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

15 DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

16 SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated over17 head charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including 

18 working capital fund and cost pool charges, from pro19 grams, projects, activities and subactivities to support gov20 ernment-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau adminis21 trative functions or headquarters, regional, or central op22 erations shall be presented in annual budget justifications 

23 and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropria24 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 


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1 Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Com2 mittees on Appropriations for approval. 

3 MINING APPLICATIONS

4 SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the 

5 funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant 

6 to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or 

7 process applications for a patent for any mining or mill 

8 site claim located under the general mining laws. 

9 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 

10 the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 

11 concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Sec12 retary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all re13 quirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of 

14 the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or 

15 lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the 

16 Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer 

17 claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 

18 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were 

19 fully complied with by the applicant by that date. 

20 (c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2021, the Secretary 

21 of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Com22 mittees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural 

23 Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and 

24 Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken 

25 by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to 


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1 section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Re2 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 

3 104–208). 

4 (d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process 

5 patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, 

6 upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of 

7 the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified 

8 third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the 

9 Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral exam10 ination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a 

11 patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bu12 reau of Land Management shall have the sole responsi13 bility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in ac14 cordance with the standard procedures employed by the 

15 Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third16 party contractors. 

17 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION

18 SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 

19 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

20 2015 (Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect in fis21 cal year 2020. 

22 CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2020

23 LIMITATION

24 SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal 

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1 Human Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support 

2 Costs’’ and ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 

3 Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Sup4 port Costs’’ are the only amounts available for contract 

5 support costs arising out of self-determination or self-gov6 ernance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding 

7 agreements for fiscal year 2020 with the Bureau of Indian 

8 Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian 

9 Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided by 

10 this Act are not available for payment of claims for con11 tract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of 

12 payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract 

13 support costs for prior years. 

14 FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS

15 SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be 

16 considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) 

17 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan18 ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because 

19 more than 15 years have passed without revision of the 

20 plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing 

21 in this section exempts the Secretary from any other re22 quirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re23 sources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any 

24 other law: Provided, That if the Secretary is not acting 

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1 able, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest 

2 System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan 

3 and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion 

4 of the plan on an accelerated basis. 

5 PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS

6 SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be ex7 pended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities 

8 under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 

9 seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

10 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monu11 ment established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 

12 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 

13 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under 

14 the Presidential proclamation establishing such monu15 ment. 

16 LIMITATION ON TAKINGS

17 SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 

18 appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or 

19 interests in lands may be expended for the filing of dec20 larations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 

21 the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Ap22 propriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply 

23 to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades Na24 tional Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to 

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1 Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration pur2 poses. 

3 PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS

4 SEC. 410. None of the funds appropriated or other5 wise made available by this Act to executive branch agen6 cies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless 

7 such contract is entered into in accordance with the re8 quirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, 

9 or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 

10 Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 

11 (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a con12 tract to be entered into without regard for these re13 quirements, including formula grants for States, or 

14 federally recognized Indian tribes; 

15 (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian 

16 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 

17 (Public Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by 

18 any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a 

19 contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 

20 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or 

21 (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date 

22 of enactment of this Act. 

23 POSTING OF REPORTS

24 SEC. 411. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail25 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 


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1 post on the public website of that agency any report re2 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

3 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen4 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

5 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

6 (1) the public posting of the report com7 promises national security; or 

8 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 

9 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

10 do so only after such report has been made available to 

11 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

12 no less than 45 days. 

13 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT

14 GUIDELINES

15 SEC. 412. Of the funds provided to the National En16 dowment for the Arts— 

17 (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant 

18 to an individual if such grant is awarded to such in19 dividual for a literature fellowship, National Herit20 age Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellow21 ship. 

22 (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures 

23 to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, 

24 except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, 

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1 any other organization or individual to conduct ac2 tivity independent of the direct grant recipient. 

3 Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 

4 made in exchange for goods and services. 

5 (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support 

6 to a group, unless the application is specific to the 

7 contents of the season, including identified programs 

8 or projects. 

9 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM

10 PRIORITIES

11 SEC. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding fi12 nancial assistance under the National Foundation on the 

13 Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appro14 priated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National 

15 Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 

16 to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 

17 projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve 

18 underserved populations. 

19 (b) In this section: 

20 (1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means 

21 a population of individuals, including urban minori22 ties, who have historically been outside the purview 

23 of arts and humanities programs due to factors such 

24 as a high incidence of income below the poverty line 

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1 (2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty 

2 line (as defined by the Office of Management and 

3 Budget, and revised annually in accordance with sec4 tion 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant 

5 Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of 

6 the size involved. 

7 (c) In providing services and awarding financial as8 sistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 

9 Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this 

10 Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 

11 Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing serv12 ices or awarding financial assistance for projects, produc13 tions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public 

14 knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 

15 the arts. 

16 (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

17 section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu18 manities Act of 1965— 

19 (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant cat20 egory for projects, productions, workshops, or pro21 grams that are of national impact or availability or 

22 are able to tour several States; 

23 (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants ex24 ceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds 


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1 to any single State, excluding grants made under the 

2 authority of paragraph (1); 

3 (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Con4 gress annually and by State, on grants awarded by 

5 the Chairperson in each grant category under sec6 tion 5 of such Act; and 

7 (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of 

8 grants to improve and support community-based 

9 music performance and education. 

10 STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS

11 SEC. 414. The Department of the Interior, the Envi12 ronmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 

13 Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 

14 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen15 ate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appro16 priations including all uncommitted, committed, and unob17 ligated funds in each program and activity. 

18 CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES

19 SEC. 415. Section 412 of Division E of Public Law 

20 112–74 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’ and in21 serting ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’. 

22 EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS

23 SEC. 416. The terms and conditions of section 325 

24 of Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding graz25 ing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not 


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1 subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal 

2 Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), 

3 shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2020. 

4 FUNDING PROHIBITION

5 SEC. 417. (a) None of the funds made available in 

6 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

7 network unless such network is designed to block access 

8 to pornography websites. 

9 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

10 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

11 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi12 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

13 FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND

14 ENHANCEMENT ACT

15 SEC. 418. Section 503(f) of the Forest Service Facil16 ity Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 

17 580d note; Public Law 109–54) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 

19 USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL

20 SEC. 419. (a)(1) None of the funds made available 

21 by a State water pollution control revolving fund as au22 thorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

23 (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall be used for a project for the 

24 construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 

25 water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and 


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1 steel products used in the project are produced in the 

2 United States. 

3 (2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products 

4 means the following products made primarily of iron or 

5 steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 

6 and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 

7 pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein8 forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 

9 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat10 egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ11 mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as 

12 the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 

13 (1) applying subsection (a) would be incon14 sistent with the public interest; 

15 (2) iron and steel products are not produced in 

16 the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail17 able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 

18 (3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro19 duced in the United States will increase the cost of 

20 the overall project by more than 25 percent. 

21 (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv22 er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail23 able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re24 quest and information available to the Administrator con25 cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public 


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1 input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 

2 a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 

3 make the request and accompanying information available 

4 by electronic means, including on the official public Inter5 net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

6 (d) This section shall be applied in a manner con7 sistent with United States obligations under international 

8 agreements. 

9 (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent 

10 of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and 

11 Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out 

12 the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for manage13 ment and oversight of the requirements of this section. 

14 JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER REAUTHORIZATION

15 SEC. 420. Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center 

16 Act (20 U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections 

17 (a) and (b) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECURITY.— 

19 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board to 

20 carry out section 4(a)(1)(H), $25,690,000 for fiscal year 

21 2020. 

22 ‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be 

23 appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) 

24 and (G) of section 4(a)(1), $17,800,000 for fiscal year 

25 2020.’’. 


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1 LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANS2 FERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR

3 WILDFIRES

4 SEC. 421. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 

5 to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with vol6 unteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland 

7 fire protection associations, and similar organizations to 

8 provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including 

9 supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding 

10 121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or section 521 of 

11 title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further au12 thorized to transfer title to excess Department of the Inte13 rior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry out 

14 the functions of the Department’s wildland fire manage15 ment program to such organizations. 

16 RECREATION FEES

17 SEC. 422. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recre18 ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by 

19 striking ‘‘September 30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

20 30, 2021’’. 

21 REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURES, DISCLOSURE OF

22 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, AND OPERATING PLANS

23 SEC. 423. (a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of 

24 this section: 

25 (1) ‘‘Reprogramming’’ includes: 


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1 (A) The reallocation of funds from one 

2 program, project, or activity, to another within 

3 any appropriation funded in this Act. 

4 (B) For construction, land acquisition, and 

5 forest legacy accounts, the reallocation of funds, 

6 including unobligated balances, from one con7 struction, land acquisition, or forest legacy 

8 project to another such project. 

9 (C) An operating plan or any later modi10 fication thereof submitted under subsection (i) 

11 of this section. 

12 (D) Proposed reorganizations even without 

13 a change in funding, including any change to 

14 the organization table presented in the budget 

15 justification. 

16 (2) ‘‘Program’’, ‘‘project’’, and ‘‘activity’’ con17 stitute the delineation below the appropriation ac18 count level of any agency funded by this Act, as 

19 shown in any table of the report accompanying this 

20 Act. 

21 (3) ‘‘Funds’’ includes funds provided in this Act 

22 or previous appropriations Acts that are available 

23 for obligation in the current fiscal year and any 

24 amounts available for obligation in the current fiscal 

25 year derived from collections, fees or charges. 


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1 (4) ‘‘Assessment’’ is any overhead charge, de2 duction, reserve or holdback, including working cap3 ital fund and cost pool charges, from any program, 

4 project, and activity to support government-wide, de5 partmental, agency, or bureau administrative func6 tions or headquarters, regional, or central operations 

7 or to provide for contingencies. 

8 (b) GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR REPROGRAMMING.— 

9 (1) A reprogramming should be made only 

10 when an unforeseen situation arises, and then only 

11 if postponement of the project or the activity until 

12 the next appropriation year would result in actual 

13 loss or damage. 

14 (2) Any project or activity, which may be de15 ferred through reprogramming, shall not later be ac16 complished by means of further reprogramming, but 

17 instead, funds should again be sought for the de18 ferred project or activity through the regular appro19 priations process. 

20 (3) Except under the most urgent situations, 

21 reprogramming should not be employed to initiate 

22 new programs or increase allocations specifically de23 nied or limited by the Congress, or to decrease allo24 cations specifically increased by the Congress. 


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1 (4) New programs requested in the budget 

2 should not be initiated before enactment of the bill 

3 without notification to, and the approval of, the 

4 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep5 resentatives and the Senate (hereinafter ‘‘the Com6 mittees’’). This restriction applies to all such actions 

7 regardless of whether a formal reprogramming of 

8 funds is required to begin the program. 

9 (c) CRITERIA.— 

10 (1) A reprogramming shall be submitted to the 

11 Committees in writing 30 days prior to implementa12 tion if— 

13 (A) it exceeds $1,000,000 individually or 

14 cumulatively or results in a cumulative increase 

15 or decrease of more than 10 percent of funds 

16 annually in any affected program, project, or 

17 activity; 

18 (B) it is a reorganization; or 

19 (C) it is an operating plan or any later 

20 modification thereof as submitted under sub21 section (i) of this section: Provided, That such 

22 plan or modification thereof also meets any of 

23 the other criteria under subsection (c)(1) of this 

24 section. 


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1 (2) No funds shall be available for obligation or 

2 expenditure through a reprogramming until 30 days 

3 after the receipt by the Committees of a notice of 

4 proposed reprogramming. 

5 (3) A reprogramming shall be considered ap6 proved 30 days after receipt if the Committees have 

7 posed no objection. However, agencies shall not im8 plement the reprogramming and shall extend the no9 tification period if specifically requested by either 

10 Committee. 

11 (d) EXCEPTIONS.— 

12 (1) With regard to the tribal priority allocations 

13 of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, there is no restric14 tion on reprogrammings among these programs. 

15 However, the Bureau shall report on all 

16 reprogrammings made during a given fiscal year no 

17 later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal year. 

18 (2) With regard to the Environmental Protec19 tion Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants ac20 count, the Committees do not require reprogram21 ming requests associated with States and Tribal 

22 Partnership Grants. 

23 (3) With regard to funding for Park Manage24 ment subactivities within the National Park Service 

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1 programming guidelines apply at the activity level, 

2 not the more detailed level as shown in the Com3 mittee report. The National Park Service shall re4 port on actual spending at the more detailed level no 

5 later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal year 

6 and show its impact on the succeeding year budget 

7 at the more detailed level in the budget justification 

8 submitted to the Congress in the subsequent fiscal 

9 year for the purpose of updating the Committee sup10 port table. 

11 (e) ASSESSMENTS.— 

12 (1) No assessment shall be levied or collected 

13 unless such assessment and the basis therefor are 

14 presented to the Committees in the budget justifica15 tions and are subsequently approved by the Commit16 tees. The explanation for any assessment in the 

17 budget justification shall show the amount of the as18 sessment, the activities assessed, and the purpose of 

19 the funds. 

20 (2) Proposed changes to estimated assessments, 

21 as such estimates were presented in annual budget 

22 justifications, shall be submitted through the re23 programming process set out in this section and 

24 shall be subject to the same dollar and reporting cri25 teria as any other reprogramming. 


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1 (3) Each department, agency or bureau that 

2 utilizes assessments shall submit an annual report to 

3 the Committees which provides details on the use of 

4 all funds assessed from any other program, project, 

5 or activity. 

6 (4) In no case shall contingency funds or as7 sessments be used to finance agency actions dis8 approved or limited by the Congress. 

9 (f) LAND ACQUISITIONS, EASEMENTS, AND FOREST

10 LEGACY.—Lands shall not be acquired for more than the 

11 approved appraised value (as addressed in section 301(3) 

12 of Public Law 91–646), unless such acquisitions are sub13 mitted to the Committees for approval in compliance with 

14 these procedures. 

15 (g) LAND EXCHANGES.—Land exchanges, wherein 

16 the estimated value of the Federal lands to be exchanged 

17 is greater than $1,000,000, shall not be consummated 

18 until the Committees have had a 30-day period in which 

19 to examine the proposed exchange. In addition, the Com20 mittees shall be provided advance notification of exchanges 

21 valued between $500,000 and $1,000,000. 

22 (h) BUDGET STRUCTURE.—The program, project, 

23 and activity structure for any agency appropriation ac24 count shall not be altered without advance approval of the 

25 Committees. 


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1 (i) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 60 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, each department or 

3 agency funded by this Act shall submit an operating plan 

4 to the Committees to establish the baseline for application 

5 of reprogramming for the current fiscal year. The oper6 ating plan shall include— 

7 (1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa8 rate column to display the President’s budget re9 quest, adjustments made by the Congress, enacted 

10 rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year en11 acted level; 

12 (2) a delineation in the table for each appro13 priation by program, project, and activity for the re14 spective appropriation; and 

15 (3) an identification of items of special congres16 sional interest. 

17 PROJECT INFORMATION

18 SEC. 424. (a) Not later than April 1, 2020, and each 

19 April 1 thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior and the 

20 Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committees 

21 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Senate prioritized and detailed lists of federal land acqui23 sition projects, and Forest Legacy projects, which could 

24 be executed within the three fiscal years beginning with 


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1 the fiscal year after the date upon which the lists are sub2 mitted. 

3 (b) The federal land acquisition project lists required 

4 by subsection (a) shall include projects for the National 

5 Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

6 the Bureau of Land Management, and the United States 

7 Forest Service, including recreational public access 

8 projects as required by 54 U.S.C. 200306, and shall total 

9 for each agency no less than 150 percent of the amount 

10 enacted for that agency for the previous fiscal year. 

11 SEC. 425. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

12 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this division shall 

13 be treated as referring only to the provisions of this divi14 sion. 

15 SEC. 426. Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying 

16 this Act’’ contained in this division shall be treated as a 

17 reference to House Report 116–100. The effect of such 

18 Report shall be limited to this division and shall apply for 

19 purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided 

20 by, and the implementation of, this division. 

21 SEC. 427. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used for the transfer of jurisdiction over bor23 der lands pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 9844 

24 (Feb. 15, 2019). 


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1 SEC. 428. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to implement Executive Order No. 13817 

3 (82 Fed. Reg. 60835) with respect to uranium. 

4 SEC. 429. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used to accept a nomination for oil and gas 

6 leasing under 43 CFR 3120.3 et seq, or to offer for oil 

7 and gas leasing, any federal lands within the withdrawal 

8 area identified on the map of the Chaco Culture National 

9 Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment and dated April 2, 2019. 

11 SEC. 430. None of the funds made available to the 

12 National Park Service by this Act may be used to increase 

13 the generation of water bottle waste. 

14 SEC. 431. None of the funds made available to the 

15 National Park Service by this Act may be used for the 

16 purchase or display of a Confederate flag with the excep17 tion of specific circumstances where the flags provide his18 torical context as described in the National Park Service 

19 memorandum entitled ‘‘Immediate Action Required, No 

20 Reply Needed: Confederate Flags’’ and dated June 24, 

21 2015. 

22 SEC. 432. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used to issue a proposed or final rule to re24 place the Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & 


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1 Indian Coal Valuation Reform final rule, published in the 

2 Federal Register on July 1, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 43338). 

3 SEC. 433. No funds made available by this Act may 

4 be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed 

5 rule entitled ‘‘Review of Standards of Performance for 

6 Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Re7 constructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Gener8 ating Units’’ published in the Federal Register by the En9 vironmental Protection Agency on December 20, 2018 (83 

10 Fed. Reg. 65424). 

11 SEC. 434. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to close or relocate any office of the Envi13 ronmental Protection Agency that houses emergency re14 sponders or a criminal investigation unit. 

15 SEC. 435. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used for a Department of the Interior Execu17 tive Resources Board whose voting members are com18 prised of less than 50 percent career Senior Executive 

19 Service members. 

20 SEC. 436. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act to the United States Geological Survey may be used 

22 to limit the use of climate modeling tools. 

23 SEC. 437. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used to close or relocate any EPA offices in 


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1 regions that contain one or more designated Sulfur Diox2 ide (2010) Nonattainment Areas. 

3 SEC. 438. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used by the Department of the Interior to 

5 conduct offshore oil and gas leasing, preleasing, or related 

6 activities in the Outer Continental Shelf Planning Areas 

7 for the South Atlantic, the Straits of Florida, and the 

8 areas of the Central and Eastern Gulf of Mexico described 

9 by section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security 

10 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432). 

11 SEC. 439. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used by the Department of the Interior to 

13 conduct oil and gas leasing, preleasing, or related activities 

14 in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, or the South Atlantic 

15 Outer Continental Shelf Planning Areas. 

16 SEC. 440. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to issue a permit for the import of a 

18 sport-hunted trophy of an elephant or lion taken in Tan19 zania, Zimbabwe, or Zambia. The limitation described in 

20 this section shall not apply in the case of the administra21 tion of a tax or tariff. 

22 SEC. 441. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used to plan, design, study, or construct, for 

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1 dividuals, a forest development road in the Tongass Na2 tional Forest. 

3 SEC. 442. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used— 

5 (1) to conduct or authorize any person to con6 duct geological or geophysical exploration for oil or 

7 gas, pursuant to section 11(a) of the Outer Conti8 nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340(a)), in any 

9 area located in the Atlantic Region Outer Conti10 nental Shelf Planning Areas, as such planning areas 

11 are defined in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental 

12 Shelf Oil and Gas Proposed Final Program de13 scribed in the notice entitled ‘‘Notice of Availability 

14 of the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 

15 Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program,’’ published by 

16 the Department of the Interior in the Federal Reg17 ister on November 23, 2018 (81 Fed. Reg. 84,612); 

18 or 

19 (2) to prepare or supplement an Environmental 

20 Impact Statement or Environmental Assessment, 

21 pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 

22 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and its associated 

23 regulations, for any such exploration. 

24 SEC. 443. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act may be used by the Department of the Interior to 


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1 conduct oil and gas leasing, preleasing, or related activities 

2 in the Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central 

3 California, and Southern California Outer Continental 

4 Shelf Planning Areas. 

5 SEC. 444. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used to finalize the proposed revised supple7 mental ‘‘appropriate and necessary’’ finding in the pro8 posed rule entitled ‘‘National Emission Standards for 

9 Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric 

10 Utility Steam Generating Units—Reconsideration of Sup11 plemental Finding and Residual Risk and Technology Re12 view’’ published by the Environmental Protection Agency 

13 in the Federal Register on February 7, 2019 (84 Fed. 

14 Reg. 2670). 

15 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the In16 terior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

17 Act, 2020’’. 

18 DIVISION D—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, 

19 VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 

20 AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 

21 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

22 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

23 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

24 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

25 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely: 


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1 TITLE I 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

4 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip5 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

6 installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 

7 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

8 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec9 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con10 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func11 tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,132,499,000 (re12 duced by $37,000,000) (increased by $37,000,000) (re13 duced by $1) (increased by $1), to remain available until 

14 September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of this amount, not 

15 to exceed $136,099,000 shall be available for study, plan16 ning, design, architect and engineer services, and host na17 tion support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary 

18 of the Army determines that additional obligations are 

19 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

20 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de21 termination and the reasons therefor. 

22 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

23 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip24 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in25 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 


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1 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

2 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

3 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

4 this appropriation, $2,205,771,000, to remain available 

5 until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of this amount, 

6 not to exceed $178,715,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 

7 (reduced by $1,000,000) shall be available for study, plan8 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au9 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter10 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

11 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

12 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

13 reasons therefor. 

14 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

15 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip16 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

17 installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 

18 as currently authorized by law, $1,588,730,000 (reduced 

19 by $1) (increased by $1) (reduced by $7,000,000) (in20 creased by $7,000,000), to remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 2024: Provided, That, of this amount, not to 

22 exceed $153,148,000 shall be available for study, plan23 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au24 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force de25 termines that additional obligations are necessary for such 


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1 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

2 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

3 reasons therefor. 

4 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip7 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa8 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen9 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

10 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

11 $2,025,799,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2024: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

13 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

14 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

15 of Defense available for military construction or family 

16 housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with 

17 and to be available for the same purposes, and for the 

18 same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 

19 transferred: Provided further, That, of the amount, not to 

20 exceed $252,355,000 shall be available for study, plan21 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au22 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter23 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

24 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 


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1 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

2 reasons therefor. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

4 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita5 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad6 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu7 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

8 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza9 tion Acts, $210,819,000, to remain available until Sep10 tember 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

11 exceed $20,469,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

12 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

13 by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard 

14 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

15 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria16 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

17 the reasons therefor. 

18 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

19 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita20 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad21 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

22 therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 

23 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

24 Acts, $115,971,000, to remain available until September 

25 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 


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1 $17,000,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

2 and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 

3 unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines 

4 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

5 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

6 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

7 therefor. 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

9 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita10 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad11 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

12 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con13 struction Authorization Acts, $60,928,000 (reduced by 

14 $7,000,000) (increased by $7,000,000), to remain avail15 able until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the 

16 amount, not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for 

17 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv18 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army 

19 Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec20 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

21 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter22 mination and the reasons therefor. 

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1 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

2 Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

3 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza4 tion Acts, $54,955,000, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

6 exceed $4,780,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

7 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

8 by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that 

9 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

10 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

11 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

12 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

13 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita14 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad15 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

16 chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 

17 Construction Authorization Acts, $59,750,000, to remain 

18 available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the 

19 amount, not to exceed $4,604,000 shall be available for 

20 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv21 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air 

22 Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are 

23 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

24 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de25 termination and the reasons therefor. 


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1 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

2 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

3 For the United States share of the cost of the North 

4 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro5 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa6 cilities and installations (including international military 

7 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

8 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

9 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili10 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $172,005,000, to 

11 remain available until expended. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

13 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

14 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De15 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

16 U.S.C. 2687 note), $398,526,000, to remain available 

17 until expended. 

18 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

19 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con20 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex21 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

22 $141,372,000, to remain available until September 30, 

23 2024. 


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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

2 ARMY

3 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op4 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

5 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in6 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $407,907,000. 

7 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

8 CORPS

9 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma10 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace11 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 

12 authorized by law, $47,661,000, to remain available until 

13 September 30, 2024. 

14 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

15 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

16 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma17 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

18 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter19 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

20 law, $377,470,000. 

21 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

22 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

23 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

24 expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 


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1 $103,631,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2 2024. 

3 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

4 FORCE

5 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

6 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas7 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

8 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

9 $326,216,000. 

10 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

11 DEFENSE-WIDE

12 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

13 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

14 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

15 leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 

16 $57,000,000. 

17 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING

18 IMPROVEMENT FUND

19 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im20 provement Fund, $3,045,000, to remain available until ex21 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu22 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro23 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili24 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 


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1 MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT

2 FUND

3 For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom4 panied Housing Improvement Fund, $500,000, to remain 

5 available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini6 tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 

7 United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir8 ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 

9 supporting facilities. 

10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

11 SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 

12 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a13 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

14 exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, 

15 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

16 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there17 for. 

18 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con19 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve20 hicles. 

21 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con22 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High23 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

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1 ized therein are certified as important to the national de2 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

3 SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 

4 title may be used to begin construction of new bases in 

5 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

6 not been made. 

7 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 

8 title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements 

9 in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by 

10 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi11 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina12 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

13 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

14 General; (3) where the estimated value is less than 

15 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

16 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

17 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 

18 title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 

19 preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 

20 except housing for which funds have been made available 

21 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con22 struction. 

23 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 

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1 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap2 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

3 SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 

4 title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con5 struction project or activity for which American steel pro6 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 

7 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

8 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart9 ment of Defense for military construction or family hous10 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

11 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

12 SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this 

13 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

14 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro15 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

16 SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 

17 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

18 estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for 

19 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan20 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 

21 bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 

22 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

23 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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1 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

2 Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be 

3 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

4 to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, 

5 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

6 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

7 of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon8 sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 

9 than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 

10 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

11 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re12 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

13 SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 

14 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in15 cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 

16 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

17 States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts 

18 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

19 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

20 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

21 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

22 for construction authorized for each such military depart23 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

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1 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

2 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex3 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

4 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec5 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

6 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

7 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 law, any funds made available to a military department 

9 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

10 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

11 contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 

12 at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 

13 the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made 

14 available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 

15 obligated from funds available for military construction 

16 projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 

17 for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 

18 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 

21 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me22 dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

23 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

24 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

25 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 


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1 transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family 

2 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

3 for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be 

4 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

5 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

6 directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense 

7 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

8 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

9 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac10 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 

11 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap12 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria13 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 

14 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con15 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

16 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

17 to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 

18 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

19 of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili20 tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority 

23 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

24 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 

25 Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the 


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1 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

2 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated 

3 with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 

4 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 

5 be merged with and be available for the same purposes 

6 and for the same time period as the fund to which trans7 ferred. 

8 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, funds made available in this title for operation and 

10 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

11 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

12 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

13 Provided, That not more than $15,000 per unit may be 

14 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen15 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica16 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

17 medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

18 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

19 of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact 

20 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

21 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi22 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

23 of the budget submission. 

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1 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro2 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur3 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

4 transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria7 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

8 for military construction and family housing operation and 

9 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

10 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

11 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

12 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga13 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap14 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

15 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur16 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

17 with and to be available for the same time period and for 

18 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans19 ferred. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

22 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

23 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

24 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

25 guidelines for military construction and family housing 


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1 construction contained in Department of Defense Finan2 cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap3 ter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment 

4 of this Act. 

5 SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 

6 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

7 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme8 tery. 

9 SEC. 124. For an additional amount for the accounts 

10 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

11 September 30, 2024: 

12 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $79,500,000; 

13 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

14 Corps’’, $546,800,000; 

15 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

16 $230,400,000; 

17 ‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’, 

18 $155,000,000; 

19 ‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, 

20 $57,000,000; and 

21 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, 

22 $24,800,000: 

23 Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 

24 out construction projects identified in the respective mili25 tary department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 


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1 2020 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such 

2 projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation 

3 and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Pro4 vided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary of the military department con6 cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit7 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex8 penditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

9 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 125. Of the unobligated balances available to 

11 the Department of Defense from prior appropriation Acts, 

12 the following funds are hereby rescinded from the fol13 lowing accounts in the amounts specified: 

14 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, 

15 $45,055,000. 

16 SEC. 126. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

17 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit18 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

19 and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc20 tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria21 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

22 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

23 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

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1 partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 

2 Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con3 struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili4 tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 

5 the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 

6 Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2020 in the 

7 funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme8 diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 

9 of authorized projects. 

10 TITLE II 

11 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

12 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

13 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

16 behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex17 aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 

18 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 

19 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

20 by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United 

21 States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle22 ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi23 cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi24 cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur25 ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 


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1 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 

2 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec3 tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 

4 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 

5 $116,801,316,000, shall become available on October 1, 

6 2020: Provided, That not to exceed $18,147,000 of the 

7 amount made available for fiscal year 2021 under this 

8 heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating Ex9 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Informa10 tion Technology Systems’’ for necessary expenses in imple11 menting the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 

12 38, United States Code, the funding source for which is 

13 specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’ 

14 appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as may 

15 be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be 

16 reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to aug17 ment the funding of individual medical facilities for nurs18 ing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 

19 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

20 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

21 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap22 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 

23 61 of title 38, United States Code, $12,578,965,000, to 

24 remain available until expended and to become available 

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1 tation program services and assistance which the Sec2 retary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of sec3 tion 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 

4 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub5 section, shall be charged to this account. 

6 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

7 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

8 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet9 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

10 authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 

11 Code, $17,620,000, to remain available until expended, 

12 which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated 

13 under this heading that become available on October 1, 

14 2019; and in addition, $129,224,000, to remain available 

15 until expended, which shall become available on October 

16 1, 2020. 

17 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

18 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

19 sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as 

20 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

21 title 38, United States Code: Provided, That such costs, 

22 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de23 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

24 1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2020, 

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1 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe2 cially adapted housing loans. 

3 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

4 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $200,377,391. 

5 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

6 For the cost of direct loans, $57,729, as authorized 

7 by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 

8 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

9 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres10 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

11 made available under this heading are available to sub12 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

13 loans not to exceed $2,008,232. 

14 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

15 carry out the direct loan program, $401,880, which may 

16 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex17 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

18 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

19 ACCOUNT

20 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

21 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

22 of title 38, United States Code, $1,186,000. 


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1 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

4 Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in5 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 

6 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

7 services, and reimbursement of the Department of De8 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

9 $3,025,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

10 $1,000,000) (increased by $1) (reduced by $1): Provided, 

11 That expenses for services and assistance authorized 

12 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 

13 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary 

14 of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable en15 titled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to be16 come employable and to obtain and maintain suitable em17 ployment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in 

18 daily living, shall be charged to this account: Provided fur19 ther, That, of the funds made available under this heading, 

20 not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 2021. 

22 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

23 MEDICAL SERVICES

24 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

25 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 


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1 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

2 veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 

3 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

4 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

5 medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 

6 food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em7 ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to 

8 State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, 

9 United States Code, assistance and support services for 

10 caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, 

11 United States Code, loan repayments authorized by sec12 tion 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 

13 Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 

14 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), monthly assistance allow15 ances authorized by section 322(d) of title 38, United 

16 States Code, grants authorized by section 521A of title 

17 38, United States Code, and administrative expenses nec18 essary to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A of title 38, 

19 United States Code, and hospital care and medical serv20 ices authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United States 

21 Code; $169,160,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased 

22 by $5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

23 $1,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

24 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

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1 $5,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000) (increased by 

2 $1,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 

3 $1,700,000), which shall be in addition to funds previously 

4 appropriated under this heading that become available on 

5 October 1, 2019; and, in addition, $56,158,015,000 (re6 duced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced 

7 by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), plus reim8 bursements, shall become available on October 1, 2020, 

9 and shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro10 vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 

11 2020, under this heading, $1,500,000,000 shall remain 

12 available until September 30, 2022: Provided further, 

13 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec14 retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the 

15 provision of medical treatment for veterans who have serv16 ice-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special 

17 needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

18 provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

19 give priority funding for the provision of basic medical 

20 benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 

21 through 6: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

22 other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

23 may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from 

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1 quirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, 

2 That the implementation of the program described in the 

3 previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the De4 partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That the 

5 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

6 amounts appropriated under this heading for medical sup7 plies and equipment are available for the acquisition of 

8 prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans: Pro9 vided further, That of the amount made available on Octo10 ber 1, 2019, under this heading, not less than 

11 $581,514,000 (increased by $3,000,000) (reduced by 

12 $3,000,000) (increased by $1,700,000) shall be for gen13 der-specific care for women as described in the report ac14 companying this Act. 

15 MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE

16 For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 

17 individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 

18 States Code, at non-Department facilities, $4,521,400,000 

19 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $1) (reduced by 

20 $1), which shall be in addition to funds previously appro21 priated under this heading that become available on Octo22 ber 1, 2019; and, in addition, $17,131,179,000, plus reim23 bursements, shall become available on October 1, 2020, 

24 and shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro25 vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 


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1 2020, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain 

2 available until September 30, 2022. 

3 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

4 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

5 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

6 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad7 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi8 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart9 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De10 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

11 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov12 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $98,800,000, which shall 

13 be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 

14 heading that become available on October 1, 2019; and, 

15 in addition, $7,914,191,000, plus reimbursements, shall 

16 become available on October 1, 2020, and shall remain 

17 available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the 

18 amount made available on October 1, 2020, under this 

19 heading, $150,000,000 shall remain available until Sep20 tember 30, 2022. 

21 MEDICAL FACILITIES

22 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op23 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

24 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad25 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 


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1 planning, design, project management, real property ac2 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

3 any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 

4 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

5 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter6 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos7 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart8 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

9 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate10 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 

11 $20,000,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by 

12 $10,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), which shall be 

13 in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 

14 heading that become available on October 1, 2019; and, 

15 in addition, $6,433,265,000, plus reimbursements, shall 

16 become available on October 1, 2020, and shall remain 

17 available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the 

18 amount made available on October 1, 2020, under this 

19 heading, $250,000,000 shall remain available until Sep20 tember 30, 2022. 

21 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

22 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

23 medical and prosthetic research and development as au24 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 


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1 $840,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail2 able until September 30, 2021. 

3 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

4 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad5 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other6 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there7 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

8 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper9 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter10 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

11 of the National Cemetery Administration, $329,000,000, 

12 of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 

13 until September 30, 2021. 

14 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

15 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

18 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

19 administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 

20 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni21 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

22 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas23 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

24 Services Administration for security guard services, 

25 $369,200,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 


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1 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

2 $6,500,000) (reduced by $1,500,000) (reduced by 

3 $1,700,000), of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re4 main available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 

5 funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 

6 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis7 tration’’. 

8 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

9 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 

10 Veterans Appeals, $182,000,000, of which not to exceed 

11 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 

12 2021. 

13 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For necessary expenses for information technology 

16 systems and telecommunications support, including devel17 opmental information systems and operational information 

18 systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 

19 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in20 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

21 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

22 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

23 States Code, $4,343,000,000 (reduced by $3,500,000) (re24 duced by $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced 

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1 $1,204,238,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of 

2 which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until 

3 September 30, 2021: Provided further, That 

4 $2,737,482,000 (reduced by $3,500,000) (reduced by 

5 $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

6 $5,200,000) shall be for operations and maintenance, of 

7 which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until 

8 September 30, 2021: Provided further, That $401,280,000 

9 shall be for information technology systems development, 

10 and shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro11 vided further, That amounts made available for salaries 

12 and expenses, operations and maintenance, and informa13 tion technology systems development may be transferred 

14 among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Vet15 erans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropria16 tions of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 

17 the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further, 

18 That amounts made available for the ‘‘Information Tech19 nology Systems’’ account for development may be trans20 ferred among projects or to newly defined projects: Pro21 vided further, That no project may be increased or de22 creased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submit23 ting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of 

24 both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an ap25 proval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 


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1 has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made avail2 able under this heading for information technology sys3 tems development shall be for the projects, and in the 

4 amounts, specified under this heading in the report accom5 panying this Act. 

6 VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

7 For activities related to implementation, preparation, 

8 development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte9 nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in10 cluding contractual costs associated with operations au11 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

12 and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 

13 5 and 38, United States Code, $1,603,000,000, to remain 

14 available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the 

15 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit16 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar17 terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de18 ployment implementation by facility: Provided further, 

19 That the funds provided in this account shall only be avail20 able to the Office of the Deputy Secretary, to be adminis21 tered by that Office: Provided further, That none of the 

22 funds made available under this heading may be obligated 

23 in a manner inconsistent with deployment schedules pro24 vided to the Committees on Appropriations unless the Sec25 retary of Veterans Affairs provides notification to the 


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1 Committees on Appropriations of such change and an ap2 proval is issued. 

3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

6 the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

7 U.S.C. App.), $222,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 

8 (reduced by $1,000,000), of which not to exceed 10 per9 cent shall remain available until September 30, 2021. 

10 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

11 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

12 any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 

13 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

14 Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 

15 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

16 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar17 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage18 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

19 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

20 under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 

21 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac22 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

23 than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 

24 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

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1 $1,235,200,000, of which $1,036,600,000 (increased by 

2 $39,732,000) (reduced by $39,732,000) shall remain 

3 available until September 30, 2024, and of which 

4 $198,600,000 shall remain available until expended, of 

5 which $35,000,000 shall be available for seismic improve6 ment projects and seismic program management activities, 

7 including for projects that would otherwise be funded by 

8 the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or 

9 National Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, 

10 That except for advance planning activities, including 

11 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

12 investments, and other capital asset management related 

13 activities, including portfolio development and manage14 ment activities, and investment strategy studies funded 

15 through the advance planning fund and the planning and 

16 design activities funded through the design fund, including 

17 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

18 investments, and funds provided for the purchase, secu19 rity, and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery 

20 Administration through the land acquisition line item, 

21 none of the funds made available under this heading shall 

22 be used for any project that has not been notified to Con23 gress through the budgetary process or that has not been 

24 approved by the Congress through statute, joint resolu25 tion, or in the explanatory statement accompanying such 


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1 Act and presented to the President at the time of enroll2 ment: Provided further, That such sums as may be nec3 essary shall be available to reimburse the ‘‘General Admin4 istration’’ account for payment of salaries and expenses 

5 of all Office of Construction and Facilities Management 

6 employees to support the full range of capital infrastruc7 ture services provided, including minor construction and 

8 leasing services: Provided further, That funds made avail9 able under this heading for fiscal year 2020, for each ap10 proved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of 

11 a construction documents contract by September 30, 

12 2020; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract 

13 by September 30, 2021: Provided further, That the Sec14 retary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the 

15 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

16 a written report on any approved major construction 

17 project for which obligations are not incurred within the 

18 time limitations established above: Provided further, That 

19 notwithstanding the requirements of section 8104(a) of 

20 title 38, United States Code, amounts made available 

21 under this heading for seismic improvement projects and 

22 seismic program management activities shall be available 

23 for the completion of both new and existing seismic 

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1 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

2 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

3 any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 

4 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

5 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

6 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

7 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

8 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro9 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

10 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

11 site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 

12 sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, 

13 United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the 

14 estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the 

15 amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, 

16 United States Code, $421,117,000, to remain available 

17 until September 30, 2024, along with unobligated balances 

18 of previous ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

19 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

20 estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth 

21 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

22 under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the 

23 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

24 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

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1 and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to 

2 minimize further loss by such causes. 

3 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

4 FACILITIES

5 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

6 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re7 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

8 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

9 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

10 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $150,000,000, to 

11 remain available until expended. 

12 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

13 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

14 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme15 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

16 States Code, $45,000,000, to remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2020 for 

21 ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 

22 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans23 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro24 priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take 

25 place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 


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1 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con2 gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com3 mittees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 

4 of 30 days has elapsed. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart7 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020, in this or 

8 any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical 

9 Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 

10 and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may be transferred 

11 among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 

12 the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and 

13 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent 

14 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

15 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica16 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com17 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

18 the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, 

19 That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med20 ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli21 ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 

22 cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place 

23 only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 

24 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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1 further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili2 ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re3 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

4 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

5 and an approval is issued. 

6 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

7 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au8 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

9 hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 

10 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author11 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

12 States Code. 

13 SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the 

14 appropriations for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and 

15 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’) shall be available for the 

16 purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any 

17 new hospital or home. 

18 SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be 

19 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

20 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex21 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet22 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec23 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

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1 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina2 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

3 rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

4 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

5 ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 

6 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail7 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re8 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

9 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

10 2019. 

11 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

12 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

13 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

14 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

15 Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund 

16 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

17 and Pensions’’. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, during fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of Veterans 

21 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

22 Fund under section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, 

23 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

24 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

25 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 


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1 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen2 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra3 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

4 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi5 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse6 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu7 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

8 2020 that are available for dividends in that program after 

9 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

10 have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 

11 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

12 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

13 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

14 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

15 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

16 2020 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

17 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

18 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro19 gram. 

20 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

21 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in22 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro23 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur24 ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 


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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for 

3 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

4 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage5 ment, the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint 

6 Adjudication, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for 

7 all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

8 costs but not to exceed $57,263,000 for the Office of Reso9 lution Management, $6,000,000 for the Office of Employ10 ment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and 

11 $4,628,000 for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion: Pro12 vided, That payments may be made in advance for services 

13 to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided further, 

14 That amounts received shall be credited to the ‘‘General 

15 Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 

16 accounts for use by the office that provided the service. 

17 SEC. 211. No funds of the Department of Veterans 

18 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

19 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

20 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv21 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

22 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec23 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

24 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

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1 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man2 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason3 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

4 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur5 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

6 provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the 

7 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re8 ceived. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas12 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

13 the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, 

14 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

15 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

16 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris17 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af18 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

19 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con20 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

21 SEC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 

22 Services’’ are available— 

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1 (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 

2 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

3 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 214. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

6 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

7 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the 

8 ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac9 counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 

10 of these accounts. 

11 SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

12 enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 

13 Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal 

14 organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health 

15 Compact with the Indian Health Service, to provide 

16 healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care, to 

17 veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall require par18 ticipating veterans and facilities to comply with all appro19 priate rules and regulations, as established by the Sec20 retary. The term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands 

21 which are not within the boundaries of the municipality 

22 of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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1 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

2 be transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and 

3 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail4 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

5 SEC. 217. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

6 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

7 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

8 Houses of Congress a report on the financial status of the 

9 Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 

10 Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall include 

11 the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar12 terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra13 tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

14 Public Law 114–223. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med17 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup18 port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op19 erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

20 ‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, 

21 and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis22 cal year 2020 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa23 tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 

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1 Act for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: 

2 Provided further, That, before a transfer may take place, 

3 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

4 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

5 the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 

6 issued. 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De9 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020 for 

10 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

11 Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con12 struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 

13 Systems’’, up to $314,409,000, plus reimbursements, may 

14 be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De15 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra16 tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De17 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

18 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation 

19 of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 

20 facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hun21 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

22 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 

23 That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 

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1 Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec2 retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro3 priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 

4 That section 220 of title II of division C of Public Law 

5 115–244 is repealed. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De8 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

9 October 1, 2020, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com10 munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

11 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $322,931,000, plus reimburse12 ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De13 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

14 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

15 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

16 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used 

17 for operation of the facilities designated as combined Fed18 eral medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 

19 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

20 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): 

21 Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from 

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1 tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit2 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 221. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

5 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

6 of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided 

7 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili8 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

9 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

10 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail11 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De12 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

13 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

15 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for oper16 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

17 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun18 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

19 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro20 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 

21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

22 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans23 ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 

24 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

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2 SEC. 222. Of the amounts available in this title for 

3 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

4 Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a 

5 minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the 

6 DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as au7 thorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 

8 Code, to remain available until expended, for any purpose 

9 authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 

10 SEC. 223. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no11 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

12 Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 

13 that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro14 grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro15 vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 

16 of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro17 vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit18 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 

19 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall 

20 describe the anticipated use of such savings. 

21 SEC. 224. None of the funds made available for 

22 ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project 

23 in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi24 nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 

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1 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

2 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

3 SEC. 225. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

4 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

5 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

6 Houses of Congress a quarterly report containing perform7 ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad8 ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min9 imum, the report shall include the direction contained in 

10 the section entitled ‘‘Disability claims backlog’’, under the 

11 heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

12 Administration’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom13 panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 

14 report shall also include information on the number of ap15 peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 

16 well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 

17 basis. 

18 SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

19 provide written notification to the Committees on Appro20 priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or21 ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 

22 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

23 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

24 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

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1 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

2 single national outreach and awareness marketing cam3 paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 

6 determination that such action is necessary to address 

7 needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans8 fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 

9 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2020 in this 

10 title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper11 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac12 count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 

13 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap14 propriated for fiscal year 2020, that were provided in ad15 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

16 shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man17 agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

18 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

19 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

20 That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 

21 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

22 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

23 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

24 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

25 may not be used unless for higher priority items, based 


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1 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

2 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

3 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

4 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

5 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

6 are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 

7 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 

8 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

9 That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of 

10 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

11 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

12 to make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 229. Amounts made available for the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020, under the 

16 ‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating 

17 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

18 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

19 before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet20 erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro21 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

22 make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

23 SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 

24 reprogram funds among major construction projects or 

25 programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 


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1 $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 

2 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con3 gress. 

4 SEC. 231. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

5 ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 

6 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code— 

7 (1) provides to individuals who contact the hot8 line immediate assistance from a trained profes9 sional; and 

10 (2) adheres to all requirements of the American 

11 Association of Suicidology. 

12 (b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act 

13 may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Execu14 tive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

15 from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 

16 service position, or establishing a new civil service position, 

17 at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 

18 such a position relating to the hotline specified in sub19 section (a). 

20 (2) In this subsection— 

21 (A) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 

22 given such term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United 

23 States Code; and 

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1 (i) any Executive order, presidential memo2 randum, or other action by the President; and 

3 (ii) any agency policy, order, or other di4 rective. 

5 SEC. 232. None of the funds in this or any other Act 

6 may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

7 hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environ8 mental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at 

9 existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities 

10 located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part 

11 of a planned realignment of VA services until the Sec12 retary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of 

13 both Houses of Congress a report including the following 

14 elements— 

15 (1) a national realignment strategy that in16 cludes a detailed description of realignment plans 

17 within each Veterans Integrated Services Network 

18 (VISN), including an updated Long Range Capital 

19 Plan to implement realignment requirements; 

20 (2) an explanation of the process by which 

21 those plans were developed and coordinated within 

22 each VISN; 

23 (3) a cost versus benefit analysis of each 

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1 Veterans Health Administration services with con2 tract care or other outsourced services; 

3 (4) an analysis of how any such planned re4 alignment of services will impact access to care for 

5 veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, includ6 ing travel distances and transportation costs to ac7 cess a VA medical facility and availability of local 

8 specialty and primary care; 

9 (5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic 

10 designation and the methodology used to determine 

11 the buildings’ condition and utilization; 

12 (6) a description of how any realignment will be 

13 consistent with requirements under the National 

14 Historic Preservation Act; and 

15 (7) consideration given for reuse of historic 

16 buildings within newly identified realignment re17 quirements: Provided, That, this provision shall not 

18 apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or any other 

19 VISN, which have been authorized or approved by 

20 Congress. 

21 SEC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on 

22 October 1, 2018 and ending on January 1, 2024, none 

23 of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 

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1 tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 

2 on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 

3 Breast Cancer Guidance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as 

4 issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 

5 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 

6 SEC. 234. (a) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States 

7 Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720I the fol8 lowing new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive tech10 nology or adoption reimbursements for 

11 certain disabled veterans 

12 ‘‘(a) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Subject to the avail13 ability of appropriations, the Secretary may provide— 

14 ‘‘(1) fertility counseling and treatment using as15 sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 

16 or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 

17 ‘‘(2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet18 eran. 

19 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Amounts made available for the 

20 purposes specified in subsection (a) are subject to the re21 quirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 

22 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 

23 Law 115–31). 

24 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘adoption reimbursement’ means 

2 reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 

3 an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en4 actment of this section under the same terms as 

5 apply under the adoption reimbursement program of 

6 the Department of Defense, as authorized in De7 partment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including 

8 the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth 

9 in such instruction, as in effect on the date of the 

10 enactment of this section. 

11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘assisted reproductive tech12 nology’ means benefits relating to reproductive as13 sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 

14 who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 

15 pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, as de16 scribed in the memorandum on the subject of ‘Policy 

17 for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of 

18 Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) 

19 Active Duty Service Members’ issued by the Assist20 ant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 

21 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such 

22 policy, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 

23 this section, including any limitations on the amount 

24 of such benefits available to such a member, except 

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1 ‘‘(A) the periods regarding embryo 

2 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 

3 III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum 

4 shall not apply; and 

5 ‘‘(B) such term includes embryo 

6 cryopreservation and storage without limitation 

7 on the duration of such cryopreservation and 

8 storage. 

9 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a vet10 eran who has a service-connected disability that re11 sults in the inability of the veteran to procreate 

12 without the use of fertility treatment.’’. 

13 (b) The table of sections at the beginning of such 

14 chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 

15 to section 1720I the following new item: 

‘‘1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive technology or adoption reimbursements for certain disabled veterans.’’. 

16 SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or other17 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

18 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

19 that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor20 tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 

21 Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

22 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 

23 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 

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1 SEC. 236. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall 

2 not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the 

3 Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad4 ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con5 tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 

6 51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined 

7 in section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one 

8 or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec9 tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 

10 SEC. 237. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

11 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 

12 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall dis13 continue using Social Security account numbers to identify 

14 individuals in all information systems of the Department 

15 of Veterans Affairs as follows: 

16 (1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary 

17 of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under 

18 laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 5 

19 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 (2) For all individuals not described in para21 graph (1), not later than 8 years after the date of 

22 the enactment of this Act. 

23 (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a So24 cial Security account number to identify an individual in 

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1 fairs only if the use of such number is required to obtain 

2 information the Secretary requires from an information 

3 system that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

4 SEC. 238. For funds provided to the Department of 

5 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2020 and 2021 

6 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of Division A of Public 

7 Law 114–223 shall apply. 

8 SEC. 239. None of the funds appropriated in this or 

9 prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 

10 the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans11 fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com12 pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart13 ment of Veterans Affairs. 

14 SEC. 240. Of the funds provided to the Department 

15 of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2020 and fiscal 

16 year 2021 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 

17 each year to carry out and expand the child care program 

18 authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not19 withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 

20 SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec22 retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re23 lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 

24 that would restrict in any way the individual from speak25 ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 


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1 not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 

2 or required by Executive order to be kept secret in the 

3 interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af4 fairs. 

5 SEC. 242. For funds provided to the Department of 

6 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2020 and 2021, 

7 section 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall 

8 apply. 

9 SEC. 243. For an additional amount for the Depart10 ment of Veterans Affairs, $1,000,000,000 to remain avail11 able until expended, for infrastructure improvements, in12 cluding new construction, and in addition to amounts oth13 erwise made available in this Act for such purpose, of 

14 which: 

15 (1) $850,000,000 shall be available for seismic 

16 improvement projects and seismic program manage17 ment activities, including projects that would other18 wise be funded by the Construction, Major Projects, 

19 the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities, 

20 or National Cemetery Administration accounts. 

21 (2) $150,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Departmental 

22 Administration—Construction, Minor Projects’’: 

23 Provided, That the additional amounts appropriated under 

24 this section for the purpose of minor construction may be 

25 used to carry out critical life-safety projects identified in 


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1 the Department’s annual facility condition assessments; 

2 sustainment projects; modernization projects; infrastruc3 ture repair; renovations at existing Veterans Health Ad4 ministration medical centers and outpatient clinics; and 

5 projects included in the Strategic Capital Investment 

6 Process plan: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 

7 requirements of section 8104(a) of title 38, United States 

8 Code, amounts made available under this heading for seis9 mic improvement projects and seismic program manage10 ment activities shall be available for the completion of both 

11 new and existing projects of the Department: Provided 

12 further, That the additional amounts appropriated under 

13 this section may not be obligated or expended until the 

14 Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 

15 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such 

16 Committees approve, a detailed expenditure plan, includ17 ing project descriptions and costs, for any minor construc18 tion, major construction, or seismic improvement project 

19 being funded with the additional amounts made available 

20 in this administrative provision. 

21 SEC. 244. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth22 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 

23 an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 

24 to any records, documents, or other materials available to 

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1 ment over which such Inspector General has responsibil2 ities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

3 App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such Inspector 

4 General to such records, documents, or other materials, 

5 under any provision of law, except a provision of law that 

6 expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly 

7 limits the right of access of such Inspector General. 

8 (b) A department or agency covered by this section 

9 shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 

10 documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 

11 (c) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

12 shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on dis13 closure relevant to the information provided by the depart14 ment or agency over which that Inspector General has re15 sponsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

16 U.S.C. App.). 

17 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

18 shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

19 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

20 of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 

21 by any department or agency covered by this section to 

22 comply with this section. 

23 SEC. 245. None of the funds made available in this 

24 Act may be used in a manner that would increase wait 


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1 times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 

2 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

3 SEC. 246. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 

5 Administration may be used in fiscal year 2020 to convert 

6 any program which received specific purpose funds in fis7 cal year 2019 to a general purpose funded program unless 

8 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica9 tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria10 tions of both Houses of Congress at least thirty days prior 

11 to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com12 mittees. 

13 SEC. 247. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), 

14 none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 

15 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to purchase, breed, 

16 transport, house, feed, maintain, dispose of, or experiment 

17 on, dogs as part of the conduct of any study including 

18 an assignment of pain category D or E, as defined by the 

19 Pain and Distress Categories of the Department of Agri20 culture (or such successor categories developed pursuant 

21 to section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143)). 

22 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to training pro23 grams or studies of service dogs described in section 1714 

24 of title 38, United States Code, or section 17.148 of title 

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1 SEC. 248. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 

3 close the community based outpatient clinic located in 

4 Bainbridge, New York, until the Secretary of Veterans Af5 fairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

6 House of Representatives and the Senate a market area 

7 assessment. 

8 SEC. 249. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 

10 once every five-year period thereafter, the Secretary of 

11 Veterans Affairs shall update the handbook of the Depart12 ment of Veterans Affairs titled ‘‘Planning and Activating 

13 Community Based Outpatient Clinics’’, or a successor 

14 handbook, to reflect current policies, best practices, and 

15 clarify the roles and responsibilities of the personnel of 

16 the Department involved in the leasing projects of the De17 partment. 

18 (b) The Secretary shall ensure that the handbook 

19 specified in subsection (a) defines ‘‘community based out20 patient clinic’’ in the same manner as such term is defined 

21 in the Veterans Health Administration Site Tracking 

22 database (commonly known as ‘‘VAST’’) as of the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act. 

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1 tained in the handbook specified in subsection (a) in con2 ducting oversight of the medical centers of the Depart3 ment of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Integrated 

4 Service Network. 

5 (d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en6 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide guidance 

7 and training to employees of the Veterans Health Admin8 istration for the use of the handbook specified in sub9 section (a). The Secretary shall update such guidance and 

10 training together with each update of such handbook. 

11 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 250. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 

13 2019 under the heading ‘‘Department of Veterans Af14 fairs—Departmental Administration—Veterans Elec15 tronic Health Record’’ in title II of division C of the En16 ergy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Con17 struction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 

18 (Public Law 115–244), $70,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 

19 SEC. 251. Section 252 of the Military Construction, 

20 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

21 Act, 2018 (division J of Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 

22 825; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ‘‘The 

23 Secretary may carry out a 2-year pilot program’’ and in24 serting ‘‘During the period preceding October 1, 2022, the 


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1 Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a 2-year pilot 

2 program’’. 

3 TITLE III 

4 RELATED AGENCIES 

5 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

8 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

9 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun10 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

11 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

12 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

13 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for14 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 

15 vehicles; not to exceed $15,000 for official reception and 

16 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

17 vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such 

18 countries, $104,000,000, to remain available until ex19 pended. 

20 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

21 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

22 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

23 sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex24 pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 

25 36, United States Code. 


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1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

2 CLAIMS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

5 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

6 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

7 United States Code, $35,400,000: Provided, That 

8 $2,698,997 shall be available for the purpose of providing 

9 financial assistance as described and in accordance with 

10 the process and reporting procedures set forth under this 

11 heading in Public Law 102–229. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

13 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 

16 and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol17 diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 

18 the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re19 placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed 

20 $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

21 $80,800,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re22 main available until September 30, 2022. In addition, 

23 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 

24 repairs and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease 


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1 of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 

2 Agencies’’ account. 

3 CONSTRUCTION

4 For necessary expenses for planning and design and 

5 construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ 

6 and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $131,000,000, to 

7 remain available until expended, for planning and design 

8 and construction associated with the Southern Expansion 

9 project at Arlington National Cemetery. 

10 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME TRUST FUND

11 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire12 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

13 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

14 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis15 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

16 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $70,300,000, of 

17 which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

18 for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 

19 the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis20 trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

21 Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, That of the 

22 amounts made available under this heading from funds 

23 available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 

24 Fund, $22,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund 

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

2 SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 

3 established under 10 U.S.C. 4727 are appropriated and 

4 shall be available until expended to support activities at 

5 the Army National Military Cemeteries. 

6 TITLE IV 

7 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

9 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

11 Army’’, $156,860,000, to remain available until Sep12 tember 30, 2024, for projects outside of the United States: 

13 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

14 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter15 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

17 as amended. 

18 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

20 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $281,576,000, to remain avail21 able until September 30, 2024, for projects outside of the 

22 United States: Provided, That such amount is designated 

23 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

24 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 


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1 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

5 Air Force’’ $436,564,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2024, for projects outside of the United States: 

7 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

8 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter9 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal10 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

11 as amended. 

12 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

14 Defense-Wide’’, $46,000,000, to remain available until 

15 September 30, 2024, for projects outside of the United 

16 States: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

17 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

18 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

19 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

20 of 1985, as amended. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

22 SEC. 401. Each amount designated in this Act by the 

23 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

24 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

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1 of 1985 shall be available only if the President subse2 quently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 

3 designations to the Congress. 

4 TITLE V 

5 NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF 

6 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

9 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $1,210,948,000: Provided, That 

10 such amounts may be obligated and expended to carry out 

11 planning and design and military construction projects au12 thorized by law: Provided further, That such amounts are 

13 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re14 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal15 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

16 as amended. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

19 Air Force’’, $1,035,752,000: Provided, That such 

20 amounts may be obligated and expended to carry out plan21 ning and design and military construction projects author22 ized by law: Provided further, That such amounts are des23 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re24 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the BalVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:38 Jul 11, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00461 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3055.PCS H3055

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1 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

2 as amended. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

5 Army National Guard’’, $50,000,000: Provided, That such 

6 amounts may be obligated and expended to carry out plan7 ning and design and military construction projects author8 ized by law: Provided further, That such amounts are des9 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re10 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal11 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

12 as amended. 

13 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

15 Army Reserve’’, $3,300,000: Provided, That such amounts 

16 may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and 

17 design and military construction projects authorized by 

18 law: Provided further, That such amounts are designated 

19 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

20 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg21 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amend22 ed. 

23 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

24 SEC. 501. Each amount designated in this title as 

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1 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only 

3 if the President subsequently so designates all such 

4 amounts and transmits such amounts and transmits such 

5 designations to the Congress: Provided, That none of the 

6 funds shall be available for obligation until the Commit7 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

8 and the Senate receive a master plan for the installations 

9 and a form 1391 for each specific project: Provided fur10 ther, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this 

11 Act, the Service Secretaries or their designee, shall submit 

12 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep13 resentatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan 

14 for funds provided under this heading. 

15 TITLE VI 

16 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

17 SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in 

18 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

19 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

20 SEC. 602. None of the funds made available in this 

21 Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, 

22 when it is made known to the Federal entity or official 

23 to which the funds are made available that the program, 

24 project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal 


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1 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

2 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

3 SEC. 603. All departments and agencies funded under 

4 this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 

5 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

6 ‘‘E–Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con7 duct of their business practices and public service activi8 ties. 

9 SEC. 604. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no10 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

11 Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af12 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro13 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub14 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 

15 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

16 of the Senate. 

17 SEC. 605. None of the funds made available in this 

18 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in19 strumentality of the United States Government except 

20 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro21 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

22 SEC. 606. None of the funds made available in this 

23 Act may be used for a project or program named for an 

24 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 


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1 Commissioner of the United States House of Representa2 tives. 

3 SEC. 607. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail4 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

5 post on the public Web site of that agency any report re6 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

7 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen8 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

9 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

10 (1) the public posting of the report com11 promises national security; or 

12 (2) the report contains confidential or propri13 etary information. 

14 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

15 do so only after such report has been made available to 

16 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

17 no less than 45 days. 

18 SEC. 608. (a) None of the funds made available in 

19 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

20 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

21 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

22 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

23 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

24 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi25 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 


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1 SEC. 609. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch 

3 to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency 

4 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

5 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

6 SEC. 610. None of the funds made available in this 

7 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv8 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

9 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

10 SEC. 611. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the 

12 Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new 

13 light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agen14 cy’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 

15 Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 

16 24, 2011. 

17 SEC. 612. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

18 law, none of the funds appropriated in this or any other 

19 Act for a military construction project, as defined by sec20 tion 2801 of title 10, United States Code, for any of fiscal 

21 years 2015 through 2019 or for fiscal year 2020 may be 

22 obligated, expended, or used to design, construct, or carry 

23 out a project to construct a wall, barrier, fence, or road 

24 along the Southern border of the United States or a road 


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1 to provide access to a wall, barrier, or fence constructed 

2 along the Southern border of the United States. 

3 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE

4 PROVIDERS

5 SEC. 613. (a) Subject to subsection (b), none of the 

6 funds appropriated by this bill may be provided to a child 

7 care center, child care agency, or child care provider that 

8 employs an individual who has been convicted of— 

9 (1) A sex offense; 

10 (2) An offense involving a child victim; or 

11 (3) A violent crime involving any of the fol12 lowing: 

13 (A) Elder abuse. 

14 (B) Gun Violence. 

15 (C) Domestic Violence. 

16 (D) Terrorism. 

17 (b) Payment may be made under this section to a 

18 child care center, child care agency, or child care provider 

19 if such child care center, child care agency, or child care 

20 provider has suspended the individual described in sub21 section (a) from having any contact with children while 

22 on the job until the case is resolved. 

23 SEC. 614. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used to replace or diminish the quality of care 

25 provided by the TRICARE program (as defined in Section 

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1 SEC. 615. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

2 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this division shall 

3 be treated as referring only to the provisions of this divi4 sion. 

5 SEC. 616. Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying 

6 this Act’’ contained in this division shall be treated as a 

7 reference to House Report 116–63. The effect of such Re8 port shall be limited to this division and shall apply for 

9 purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided 

10 by, and the implementation of, this division. 

11 SEC. 617. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to carry out a new or additional Base 

13 Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Round. 

14 SEC. 618. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used in contravention of section 101(e)(8) of 

16 title 10, United States Code. 

17 SEC. 619. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 

19 13858. 

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction, 

21 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

22 Act, 2020’’. 


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1 DIVISION E—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 

2 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE3 LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

4 ACT, 2020 

5 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

6 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

7 Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 

8 Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year end9 ing September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely: 

10 TITLE I 

11 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

12 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 

15 $113,910,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

16 $5,000,000) (increased by $1) (reduced by $1) (reduced 

17 by $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

18 $10,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

19 $1,000,000) (reduced by $12,000,000), of which not to 

20 exceed $3,065,000 shall be available for the immediate Of21 fice of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 

22 available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Sec23 retary; not to exceed $20,428,000 (increased by 

24 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) shall be available for 

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1 $10,331,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under 

2 Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed 

3 $14,300,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist4 ant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 

5 $2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist6 ant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed 

7 $29,244,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist8 ant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 

9 $2,142,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af10 fairs; not to exceed $1,859,000 shall be available for the 

11 Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 

12 $12,181,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel13 ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex14 ceed $16,814,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

15 Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary 

16 of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appro17 priated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 

18 other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fur19 ther, That no appropriation for any office shall be in20 creased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such 

21 transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 

22 funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for ap23 proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria24 tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 

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1 tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de2 termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

3 provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 

4 107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation up 

5 to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided fur6 ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 

7 be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 

8 Public Affairs. 

9 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

10 For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 

11 Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 

12 $42,948,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by 

13 $2,000,000) (reduced by $800,000) (reduced by 

14 $2,000,000), of which $21,166,000 shall remain available 

15 until September 30, 2022, and of which $15,000,000, to 

16 remain available until expended, is for new competitive 

17 grants under section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, 

18 for Tier I University Transportation Centers: Provided, 

19 That such amounts are in addition to amounts previously 

20 provided for such program: Provided further, That section 

21 5505(c)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 

22 apply to amounts for additional Tier I University Trans23 portation Centers provided under this heading: Provided 

24 further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, 

25 to be available until expended, funds received from States, 


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1 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri2 vate sources for expenses incurred for training: Provided 

3 further, That any reference in law, regulation, judicial pro4 ceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative 

5 Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to 

6 be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

7 Research and Technology of the Department of Transpor8 tation. 

9 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

10 For capital investments in surface transportation in11 frastructure, $1,000,000,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) 

12 (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $1) (increased by 

13 $1) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), 

14 to remain available through September 30, 2022: Pro15 vided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall dis16 tribute funds provided under this heading as discretionary 

17 grants to be awarded to a State, local government, transit 

18 agency, port authority, or a collaboration among such enti19 ties on a competitive basis for projects that will have a 

20 significant local or regional impact: Provided further, That 

21 projects eligible for funding provided under this heading 

22 shall include, but not be limited to, highway or bridge 

23 projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; public 

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1 portation projects; and port infrastructure investments 

2 (including inland port infrastructure and land ports of 

3 entry): Provided further, That of the amount made avail4 able under this heading, the Secretary shall use 

5 $15,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) for the planning, 

6 preparation or design of projects eligible for funding under 

7 this heading, with an emphasis on transit, transit oriented 

8 development, and multimodal projects: Provided further, 

9 That of the amount made available under this heading, 

10 the Secretary shall use $20,000,000 (increased by 

11 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) for the planning, 

12 preparation or design of projects eligible for funding under 

13 this heading located in areas of persistent poverty: Pro14 vided further, That the term persistent poverty means any 

15 county that has had 20 percent or more of its population 

16 living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by 

17 the 1990 and 2000 decennial census and the most recent 

18 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any census 

19 tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as meas20 ured by the 2013–2017 five-year data series available 

21 from the American Community Survey of the Census Bu22 reau, or any territory or possession of the United States: 

23 Provided further, That grants awarded under the previous 

24 three provisos shall not be subject to a minimum grant 

25 size: Provided further, That the Secretary may use up to 


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1 20 percent of the funds made available under this heading 

2 for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative 

3 costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance 

4 under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, or sec5 tions 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 

6 Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 

7 amended, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds 

8 would advance the purposes of this paragraph: Provided 

9 further, That in distributing funds provided under this 

10 heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to 

11 ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an 

12 equitable distribution of funds between urban and rural 

13 areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation 

14 modes, including public transit, passenger rail, and pedes15 trian improvements: Provided further, That a grant funded 

16 under this heading shall be not less than $5,000,000 and 

17 not greater than $50,000,000: Provided further, That not 

18 more than 15 percent of the funds made available under 

19 this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: 

20 Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 

21 which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, 

22 at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided 

23 further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects 

24 that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to 

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1 That of the funds awarded under this heading not more 

2 than 50 percent shall be for projects located in a rural 

3 area with a population equal to or less than 200,000: Pro4 vided further, That for projects located in a rural area, 

5 the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Sec6 retary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 

7 percent: Provided further, That of the funds awarded 

8 under this heading not more than 50 percent shall be for 

9 projects located in an urbanized area with a population 

10 of more than 200,000: Provided further, That funds for 

11 an urbanized area under the previous proviso may be obli12 gated to projects in the metropolitan area established 

13 under section 134 of title 23, United States Code, that 

14 encompasses such urbanized area: Provided further, That 

15 the Secretary shall consider the benefits of a project on 

16 urban and rural areas to the fullest extent to include all 

17 relevant geographic areas: Provided further, That projects 

18 conducted using funds provided under this heading must 

19 comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 

20 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, That 

21 the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select 

22 the grants and credit assistance awarded under this head23 ing: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up 

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1 trators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Fed2 eral Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Admin3 istration, and the Maritime Administration to fund the 

4 award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made 

5 under the National Infrastructure Investments program: 

6 Provided further, That the Secretary shall consider and 

7 award projects based solely on the selection criteria from 

8 the fiscal year 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Pro9 vided further, That, notwithstanding the previous proviso, 

10 the Secretary shall not use the Federal share or an appli11 cant’s ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a selec12 tion criteria in awarding projects: Provided further, That 

13 the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Oppor14 tunity no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: 

15 Provided further, That such Notice of Funding Oppor16 tunity shall require application submissions 90 days after 

17 the publishing of such Notice: Provided further, That of 

18 the applications submitted under the previous two pro19 visos, the Secretary shall make grants no later than 270 

20 days after enactment of this Act in such amounts that 

21 the Secretary determines: Provided further, That such 

22 sums provided for national infrastructure investments for 

23 multimodal safety projects under title VIII of division F 

24 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria25 tions Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 432) shall 


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1 remain available through fiscal year 2024 for the liquida2 tion of valid obligations of active grants awarded with this 

3 funding: Provided further, That the preceding proviso shall 

4 be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2019. 

5 NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE

6 FINANCE BUREAU

7 For necessary expenses of the National Surface 

8 Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as author9 ized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $5,000,000 (increased by 

10 $1,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 

11 That the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate 

12 Committees on Appropriations no less than 15 days prior 

13 to exercising the transfer authority granted under section 

14 116(h) of title 49, United States Code. 

15 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

16 For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 

17 the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 

18 re-engineering business processes, $2,000,000, to remain 

19 available through September 30, 2021. 

20 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES

21 For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 

22 including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 

23 information technology infrastructure, improvement of 

24 network perimeter controls and identity management, 

25 testing and assessment of information technology against 


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1 business, security, and other requirements, implementa2 tion of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 

3 infrastructure enhancements, and implementation of en4 hanced security controls on network devices, $15,000,000, 

5 to remain available through September 30, 2021. 

6 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

8 $9,470,000. 

9 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND

10 DEVELOPMENT

11 For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 

12 planning, research, systems development, development ac13 tivities, and making grants, $15,879,000 (reduced by 

14 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain avail15 able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

16 $1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Inter17 agency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 

18 (IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred 

19 to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 

20 amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for ex21 penses incurred under this heading for IIPIC activities not 

22 related to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, 

23 That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall 

24 be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting 

25 and review of major infrastructure projects not related to 


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1 transportation only to the extent that other Federal agen2 cies provide funding to the Department as provided for 

3 under the previous proviso. 

4 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

5 For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap6 ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 

7 $424,901,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 

8 available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 

9 That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 

10 to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro11 vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex12 penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur13 ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 

14 of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 

15 Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working 

16 Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the 

17 Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be 

18 levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or 

19 project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess20 ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 

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1 SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND

2 OUTREACH

3 For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 

4 business utilization and outreach activities, $4,646,000, to 

5 remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 

6 That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be 

7 used for business opportunities related to any mode of 

8 transportation: Provided further, That appropriations 

9 made available under this heading shall be available for 

10 any purpose consistent with prior year appropriations that 

11 were made available under the heading ‘‘Minority Busi12 ness Resource Center Program’’. 

13 PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

14 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

15 In addition to funds made available from any other 

16 source to carry out the essential air service program under 

17 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $175,000,000, to be de18 rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain 

19 available until expended: Provided, That in determining 

20 between or among carriers competing to provide service 

21 to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative 

22 subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 

23 That basic essential air service minimum requirements 

24 shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement 

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1 Code: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 

2 or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract 

3 with a community located less than 40 miles from the 

4 nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has nego5 tiated with the community over a local cost share: Pro6 vided further, That amounts authorized to be distributed 

7 for the essential air service program under subsection 

8 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made 

9 available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 

10 the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: 

11 Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse 

12 such amounts from fees credited to the account estab13 lished under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 

14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE

15 SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

16 SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 

17 Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 

18 for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap19 prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 

20 to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 

21 Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact22 ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 

23 have completed the normal reprogramming process for 

24 Congressional notification. 


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1 SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the Web site 

2 of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 

3 meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 

4 the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on 

5 Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 

6 of each meeting. 

7 SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 

8 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 

9 Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide 

10 partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent 

11 reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available 

12 funds for transit benefit distribution services that are nec13 essary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation 

14 fringe benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 

15 and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That 

16 the Department shall maintain a reasonable operating re17 serve in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in ad18 vance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Govern19 ment employees: Provided further, That such reserve will 

20 not exceed one month of benefits payable and may be used 

21 only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of 

22 transit benefits: Provided further, That the Working Cap23 ital Fund will be fully reimbursed by each customer agen24 cy from available funds for the actual cost of the transit 

25 benefit. 


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1 SEC. 104. For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of 

2 the Secretary—Salaries and Expenses’’, $2,052,000, to 

3 become available on the date on which the Secretary an4 nounces the selection of projects to receive awards for each 

5 of the following competitive grants, with respect to funds 

6 made available for fiscal year 2017 or fiscal year 2018 

7 for such grants: 

8 (1) Federal-State Partnership for State of Good 

9 Repair Grants, as authorized by section 24911 of 

10 title 49, United States Code, and as funded under 

11 the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administration— 

12 Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair 

13 Grants’’ by Public Law 115–31 and as funded under 

14 the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administration— 

15 Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair’’ 

16 by Public Law 115–141. 

17 (2) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety 

18 Improvements Grants, as authorized by section 

19 22907 of title 49, United States Code, and as fund20 ed under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administra21 tion—Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety 

22 Improvements’’ by Public Law 115–141. 

23 (3) Restoration and Enhancement Grants, as 

24 authorized by section 22908 of title 49, United 

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1 eral Railroad Administration—Restoration and En2 hancement Grants’’ by Public Law 115–31 and as 

3 funded under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Admin4 istration—Restoration and Enhancement’’ by Public 

5 Law 115–141. 

6 SEC. 105. (a) Of the amount made available to ‘‘Of7 fice of the Secretary—Research and Technology’’, 

8 $1,000,000 (increased by $500,000) (reduced by 

9 $500,000) shall be for the Secretary of Transportation to 

10 enter into an arrangement with the National Academies 

11 of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study 

12 through the Transportation Research Board on effective 

13 ways to measure the resilience of transportation systems 

14 and services to natural disasters, natural hazards, and 

15 other potential disruptions. 

16 (b) The study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) 

17 shall— 

18 (1) identify and examine approaches used by 

19 Federal agencies, States, metropolitan planning or20 ganizations, local governments, and other organiza21 tions, including approaches described in academic 

22 literature, to develop metrics for transportation resil23 ience, including methodologies used for quantitative 

24 and qualitative data collection and analysis; and 


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1 (2) provide findings and recommendations on 

2 approaches to measuring resilience that have shown 

3 or promise success, and strategies to overcome chal4 lenges in measuring resilience. 

5 (c) No later than 30 days after the date of enactment 

6 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall enter 

7 into the arrangement described in subsection (a). 

8 (d) No later than 210 days after the date of enact9 ment of this Act, the National Academies of Sciences, En10 gineering, and Medicine shall provide an interim report 

11 of its findings to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

12 House of Representatives and Senate. 

13 (e) No later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 

15 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep16 resentatives and Senate the final study developed by the 

17 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi18 cine. 

19 SEC. 106. (a) Of the amount made available to ‘‘Of20 fice of the Secretary—Research and Technology’’, 

21 $10,000,000 shall be for the establishment of a Highly 

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1 ing, validating, and certifying the safety of automated 

2 technologies. 

3 (b) The Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of 

4 Excellence shall— 

5 (1) serve as a single place within the Depart6 ment of Transportation for expertise in automation 

7 and human behavior, computer science, machine 

8 learning, sensors, and other technologies involving 

9 automated systems; 

10 (2) support all Operating Administrations of 

11 the Department of Transportation; and 

12 (3) have a workforce composed of Department 

13 of Transportation employees, including direct hires 

14 or detailees from Operating Administrations. 

15 (c) Employees of the Highly Automated Systems 

16 Safety Center of Excellence shall audit, inspect, and cer17 tify highly automated systems to ensure their safety. 

18 (d) No later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

19 of this Act, the Secretary shall report to the Committees 

20 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

21 Senate on staffing needs and the staffing plan for the 

22 Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence. 


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1 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

2 OPERATIONS

3 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

4 For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad5 ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper6 ations and research activities related to commercial space 

7 transportation, administrative expenses for research and 

8 development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 

9 operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 

10 subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 

11 to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor 

12 vehicles for replacement only, $10,677,758,000 (reduced 

13 by $1) (increased by $1), to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2021, of which $9,833,400,000 shall be de15 rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, 

16 That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 

17 (1) not less than $1,603,969,000 (increased by 

18 $7,500,000) shall be available for aviation safety ac19 tivities; 

20 (2) not to exceed $7,841,720,000 shall be avail21 able for air traffic organization activities; 

22 (3) not to exceed $24,949,000 (increased by 

23 $8,089,000) shall be available for commercial space 

24 transportation activities; 


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1 (4) not to exceed $816,398,000 (reduced by 

2 $7,500,000) (reduced by $8,089,000) shall be avail3 able for finance and management activities; 

4 (5) not to exceed $61,258,000 shall be available 

5 for NextGen and operations planning activities; 

6 (6) not to exceed $114,165,000 shall be avail7 able for security and hazardous materials safety; and 

8 (7) not to exceed $215,299,000 shall be avail9 able for staff offices, of which $5,000,000 is for the 

10 Minority Serving Institutions internship program, 

11 $5,000,000 is for the aviation maintenance techni12 cian development program (as described in section 

13 625 of Public Law 115–254), and $5,000,000 is for 

14 the aviation workforce development program (as de15 scribed in section 625 of Public Law 115–254): 

16 Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 

17 budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, 

18 may be transferred to any budget activity under this head19 ing: Provided further, That no transfer may increase or 

20 decrease any appropriation by more than 5 percent: Pro21 vided further, That any transfer in excess of 5 percent 

22 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec23 tion 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga24 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce25 dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That not 


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1 later than 60 days after the submission of the budget re2 quest, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis3 tration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to 

4 the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pur5 suant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176: Provided fur6 ther, That the amount herein appropriated shall be re7 duced by $100,000 for each day after the date that is 60 

8 days after the submission of the budget request that such 

9 report has not been submitted to the Congress: Provided 

10 further, That not later than 60 days after the submission 

11 of the budget request, the Administrator shall transmit 

12 to Congress a companion report that describes a com13 prehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight 

14 standards and aircraft certification staff in a format simi15 lar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, in16 cluding stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring 

17 goals by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount 

18 herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day 

19 for each day after the date that is 60 days after the sub20 mission of the budget request that such report has not 

21 been submitted to Congress: Provided further, That funds 

22 may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a non23 profit standard-setting organization to assist in the devel24 opment of aviation safety standards: Provided further, 

25 That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 


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1 new applicants for the second career training program: 

2 Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall 

3 be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to fi4 nalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate 

5 new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided fur7 ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, as 

8 offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, 

9 municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authori10 ties, and private sources for expenses incurred in the pro11 vision of agency services, including receipts for the mainte12 nance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for 

13 issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including 

14 airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for 

15 tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or al16 teration forms: Provided further, That of the funds appro17 priated under this heading, not less than $169,000,000 

18 shall be used to fund direct operations of the current air 

19 traffic control towers in the contract tower program, in20 cluding the contract tower cost share program, and any 

21 airport that is currently qualified or that will qualify for 

22 the program during the fiscal year: Provided further, That 

23 none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting 

24 and cartography are available for activities conducted by, 

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1 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth2 erwise made available by this Act or any other Act may 

3 be used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers pro4 gram at any airport: Provided further, That the opening, 

5 closing, reorganization, or redesignation of field or re6 gional offices shall be subject to the requirements of sec7 tion 405 of this Act. 

8 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

9 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

10 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

11 for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 

12 improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 

13 airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip14 ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 

15 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 

16 necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 

17 testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui18 sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 

19 and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 

20 for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin21 istration stationed at remote localities where such accom22 modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 

23 transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head24 ing, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certifi25 cation; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 


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1 Fund, $3,000,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (in2 creased by $7,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000), of which 

3 $512,823,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

4 2021, $2,372,127,000 shall remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2022, and $115,050,000 shall remain available 

6 until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to 

7 this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 

8 municipalities, other public authorities, and private 

9 sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, im10 provement, and modernization of national airspace sys11 tems: Provided further, That no later than 60 days after 

12 the submission of the budget request, the Secretary of 

13 Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an invest14 ment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which 

15 includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 

16 2021 through 2025, with total funding for each year of 

17 the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years 

18 as estimated and approved by the Office of Management 

19 and Budget. 

20 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

21 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

22 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

23 for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 

24 under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 

25 Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 


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1 acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 

2 $191,100,000 (increased by $1,500,000) (reduced by 

3 $1,500,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

4 $1,000,000), to be derived from the Airport and Airway 

5 Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 

6 2022: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro7 priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 

8 States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 

9 and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 

10 incurred for research, engineering, and development: Pro11 vided further, That funds made available under this head12 ing shall be used in accordance with the report accom13 panying this Act: Provided further, That not to exceed 10 

14 percent of any funding level specified under this heading 

15 in the report accompanying this Act may be transferred 

16 to any other funding level specified under this heading in 

17 the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 

18 no transfer may increase or decrease any funding level by 

19 more than 10 percent: Provided further, That any transfer 

20 in excess of 10 percent shall be treated as a reprogram21 ming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not 

22 be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli23 ance with the procedures set forth in that section. 


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1 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

3 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

4 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in7 aid for airport planning and development, and noise com8 patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub9 chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 

10 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au11 thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 

12 and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 

13 and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 

14 under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 

15 for inspection activities and administration of airport safe16 ty programs, including those related to airport operating 

17 certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 

18 Code, $3,000,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 

19 Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex20 pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head21 ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro22 grams the obligations for which are in excess of 

23 $3,350,000,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by 

24 $2,000,000) in fiscal year 2020, notwithstanding section 

25 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 


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1 That none of the funds under this heading shall be avail2 able for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, re3 configuration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport 

4 improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive 

5 detection systems: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

6 section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Gov7 ernment’s share of allowable project costs under para8 graph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that section 

9 shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large 

10 or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a 

11 multi-phased construction project for which the project 

12 sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the con13 struction project: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

14 any other provision of law, of funds limited under this 

15 heading, not more than $112,600,000 shall be available 

16 for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be 

17 available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, 

18 not less than $33,210,000 shall be available for Airport 

19 Technology Research, and $10,000,000 (increased by 

20 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000), to remain available 

21 until expended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Of22 fice of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out 

23 the Small Community Air Service Development Program: 

24 Provided further, That in addition to airports eligible 

25 under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, such 


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1 program may include the participation of an airport that 

2 serves a community or consortium that is not larger than 

3 a small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifications 

4 effective at the time the Office of the Secretary issues a 

5 request for proposals. 

6 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air8 ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

9 grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap10 ter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 

11 United States Code, $500,000,000, to remain available 

12 through September 30, 2022: Provided, That amounts 

13 made available under this heading shall be derived from 

14 the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject to 

15 apportionment formulas, special apportionment categories, 

16 or minimum percentages under chapter 471: Provided fur17 ther, That the Secretary shall distribute funds provided 

18 under this heading as discretionary grants to airports: 

19 Provided further, That the amount made available under 

20 this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obli21 gations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set 

22 forth in any Act: Provided further, That the Administrator 

23 of the Federal Aviation Administration may retain up to 

24 0.5 percent of the funds provided under this heading to 

25 fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of 


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1 grants made under this heading: Provided further, That 

2 section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 

3 apply with respect to amounts made available under this 

4 heading: Provided further, That priority consideration 

5 shall be, without regard to airport size, based on project 

6 justification and completeness of pre-grant actions. 

7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION

8 ADMINISTRATION

9 SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

10 to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 

11 the federally funded research and development center con12 tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 

13 Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur14 ing fiscal year 2020. 

15 SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

16 to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air17 port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis18 tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 

19 utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 

20 buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 

21 navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the pro22 hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia23 tions between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 

24 agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to 

25 grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide 


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1 land without cost to the Federal Aviation Administration 

2 for air traffic control facilities. 

3 SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

4 Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 

5 satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 

6 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such ac7 count at the close of that fiscal year may be made available 

8 to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal 

9 year. 

10 SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 

11 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 

12 appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 

13 merged with and available for the same purposes of such 

14 appropriation. 

15 SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail16 able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 

17 title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Ad18 ministration employee unless such employee actually per19 formed work during the time corresponding to such pre20 mium pay. 

21 SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli22 gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 

23 Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi24 cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 


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1 SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obli2 gated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee 

3 of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior 

4 written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis5 tration of the Department of Transportation. 

6 SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

7 law, none of the funds made available under this Act or 

8 any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue 

9 to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner 

10 or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request 

11 to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra12 tion, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft reg13 istration number from any display of the Federal Aviation 

14 Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry 

15 data that is made available to the public, except data made 

16 available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 

17 flights of that owner or operator. 

18 SEC. 118. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail19 able for salaries and expenses of more than eight political 

20 and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad21 ministration. 

22 SEC. 119. None of the funds made available under 

23 this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 

24 44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal 

25 Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate 


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1 Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all 

2 fees related to aeronautical navigation products and ex3 plains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 

4 No. 13642. 

5 SEC. 119A. None of the funds in this Act may be 

6 used to close a regional operations center of the Federal 

7 Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the 

8 Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees 

9 on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in 

10 advance. 

11 SEC. 119B. None of the funds appropriated or lim12 ited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions 

13 or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in 

14 Teterboro, New Jersey. 

15 SEC. 119C. None of the funds provided under this 

16 Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia17 tion Administration to withhold from consideration and 

18 approval any new application for participation in the Con19 tract Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share 

20 Program participants as long as the Federal Aviation Ad21 ministration has received an application from the airport, 

22 and as long as the Administrator determines such tower 

23 is eligible. 

24 SEC. 119D. Of the funds provided under the heading 

25 ‘‘Grants-in-aid for Airports’’, up to $3,500,000 may be for 


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1 necessary expenses, including an independent verification 

2 regime, to provide reimbursement to airport sponsors that 

3 do not provide gateway operations and providers of gen4 eral aviation ground support services located at those air5 ports closed during a temporary flight restriction (TFR) 

6 for any residence of the President that is designated or 

7 identified to be secured by the United States Secret Serv8 ice, and for direct and incremental financial losses in9 curred while such airports are closed solely due to the ac10 tions of the Federal Government: Provided, That no funds 

11 shall be obligated or distributed to airport sponsors that 

12 do not provide gateway operations and providers of gen13 eral aviation ground support services until an independent 

14 audit is completed: Provided further, That losses incurred 

15 as a result of violations of law, or through fault or neg16 ligence, of such operators and service providers or of third 

17 parties (including airports) are not eligible for reimburse18 ments: Provided further, That obligation and expenditure 

19 of funds are conditional upon full release of the United 

20 States Government for all claims for financial losses re21 sulting from such actions. 


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1 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

2 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

3 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 Not to exceed $453,549,689, together with advances 

6 and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad7 ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 

8 administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad9 ministration. In addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred 

10 to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance 

11 with section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code. 

12 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

13 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

14 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

15 Funds available for the implementation or execution 

16 of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 

17 programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 

18 Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 

19 Transportation (FAST) Act (Public Law 114–94) shall 

20 not exceed total obligations of $46,365,092,000 for fiscal 

21 year 2020: Provided, That the Secretary may collect and 

22 spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, 

23 to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including 

24 counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to 

25 assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit 


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1 instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal 

2 Government of servicing such credit instruments: Provided 

3 further, That such fees are available until expended to pay 

4 for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts are 

5 in addition to administrative expenses that are also avail6 able for such purpose, and are not subject to any obliga7 tion limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses 

8 under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 

9 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

10 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

11 For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 

12 out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 

13 programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 

14 $47,104,092,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 

15 (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail16 able until expended. 

17 HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS

18 There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 

19 Transportation $1,750,000,000 (increased by 

20 $10,000,000) (increased by $12,000,000): Provided, That 

21 the amounts made available under this heading shall be 

22 derived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any 

23 funds provided for fiscal year 2020 in this or any other 

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1 tion or amount of funds provided in any other Act: Pro2 vided further, That of the sums made available under this 

3 heading— 

4 (1) $1,493,100,000 (increased by $10,000,000) 

5 (increased by $12,000,000) shall be for activities eli6 gible under section 133(b) of title 23, United States 

7 Code, for the elimination of hazards and the installa8 tion of protective devices at railway-highway cross9 ings, and to provide necessary charging infrastruc10 ture along corridor ready or corridor pending alter11 native fuel corridors as defined under 23 U.S.C. 

12 151; 

13 (2) $5,451,000 shall be for activities eligible 

14 under the Puerto Rico Highway Program as de15 scribed in section 165(b)(2)(C) of title 23, United 

16 States Code; 

17 (3) $1,449,000 shall be for activities eligible 

18 under the Territorial Highway Program, as de19 scribed in section 165(c)(6) of title 23, United 

20 States Code; 

21 (4) $166,000,000 shall be for the nationally 

22 significant Federal lands and tribal projects program 

23 under section 1123 of the FAST Act; 


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1 (5) $50,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 

2 for activities described in section 130(a) of title 23, 

3 United States Code; 

4 (6) $15,000,000 shall be for grants for Ad5 vanced Digital Construction Management Systems; 

6 (7) $12,000,0000 shall be for the Regional In7 frastructure Accelerator Demonstration Program au8 thorized under section 1441 of the FAST Act; 

9 (8) $5,000,000 shall be for a National Road 

10 Network Pilot Program for the Federal Highway 

11 Administration to create a national level, geo-spatial 

12 dataset that uses data already collected under the 

13 Highway Performance Monitoring System; and 

14 (9) $2,000,000 shall be for research that leads 

15 to decreases in highway and pedestrian fatalities 

16 among Tribal populations: 

17 Provided further, That the funds made available under this 

18 heading for activities eligible under section 133(b) of title 

19 23, United States Code, for the elimination of hazards and 

20 the installation of protective devices at railway-highway 

21 crossings, and to provide charging infrastructure for alter22 native fuel corridors, shall be suballocated in the manner 

23 described in section 133(d) of such title, except that the 

24 set-aside described in section 133(h) of title 23, United 

25 States Code shall not apply to funds made available under 


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1 this heading: Provided further, That the funds made avail2 able under this heading in paragraph (1), shall be admin3 istered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of such title and 

4 shall remain available through September 30, 2023: Pro5 vided further, That the funds made available under this 

6 heading in paragraph (1), shall be apportioned to the 

7 States in the same ratio as the obligation limitation for 

8 fiscal year 2020 is distributed among the States in section 

9 120(a)(5) of this Act: Provided further, That, except as 

10 provided in the following proviso, the funds made available 

11 under this heading for activities eligible under the Puerto 

12 Rico Highway Program and activities eligible under the 

13 Territorial Highway Program shall be administered as if 

14 allocated under sections 165(b) and 165(c), respectively, 

15 of such title and shall remain available through September 

16 30, 2023: Provided further, That the funds made available 

17 under this heading for activities eligible under the Puerto 

18 Rico Highway Program shall not be subject to the require19 ments of sections 165(b)(2)(A) or 165(b)(2)(B) of such 

20 title: Provided further, That the funds made available 

21 under this heading for the nationally significant Federal 

22 lands and tribal projects program under section 1123 of 

23 the FAST Act shall remain available through September 

24 30, 2023: Provided further, That the funds made available 

25 under this heading in paragraph (5) for the elimination 


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1 of hazards and the installation of protective devices at rail2 way-highway crossings shall be available for projects eligi3 ble under section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code, 

4 for commuter authorities, as defined in section 24102(2) 

5 of title 49, United States Code, that experienced at least 

6 one accident investigated by the National Transportation 

7 Safety Board between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 

8 2018: Provided further, That amounts provided under this 

9 heading in paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) shall re10 main available until expended: Provided further, That 

11 funds made available under this heading for Advanced 

12 Digital Construction Management Systems shall be for 

13 competitive grants to State and local governments to de14 velop and expand the capacity to use and deploy Advanced 

15 Digital Construction Management Systems and the min16 imum grant amount shall be $500,000. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY

18 ADMINISTRATION

19 SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of 

20 Transportation shall— 

21 (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 

22 for Federal-aid highways— 

23 (A) amounts authorized for administrative 

24 expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 

25 title 23, United States Code; and 


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1 (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 

2 Transportation Statistics; 

3 (2) not distribute an amount from the obliga4 tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 

5 to the unobligated balance of amounts— 

6 (A) made available from the Highway 

7 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac8 count) for Federal-aid highway and highway 

9 safety construction programs for previous fiscal 

10 years the funds for which are allocated by the 

11 Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 

12 under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United 

13 States Code); and 

14 (B) for which obligation limitation was 

15 provided in a previous fiscal year; 

16 (3) determine the proportion that— 

17 (A) the obligation limitation for Federal18 aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 

19 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

20 this subsection; bears to 

21 (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 

22 appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 

23 highway safety construction programs (other 

24 than sums authorized to be appropriated for 

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1 through (11) of subsection (b) and sums au2 thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 

3 title 23, United States Code, equal to the 

4 amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 

5 such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 

6 amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 

7 and (2) of this subsection; 

8 (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed9 eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 

10 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each 

11 of the programs (other than programs to which 

12 paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Sec13 retary under the Fixing America’s Surface Trans14 portation Act and title 23, United States Code, or 

15 apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 

16 204 of that title, by multiplying— 

17 (A) the proportion determined under para18 graph (3); by 

19 (B) the amounts authorized to be appro20 priated for each such program for such fiscal 

21 year; and 

22 (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed23 eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 

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1 eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 

2 programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 

3 under title 23, United States Code (other than the 

4 amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per5 formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 

6 States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 

7 under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor8 tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in 

9 the proportion that— 

10 (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 

11 for the programs that are apportioned under 

12 title 23, United States Code, to each State for 

13 such fiscal year; bears to 

14 (B) the total of the amounts authorized to 

15 be appropriated for the programs that are ap16 portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 

17 all States for such fiscal year. 

18 (b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 

19 The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 

20 not apply to obligations under or for— 

21 (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 

22 (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 

23 Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 

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1 (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 

2 of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 

3 (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 

4 Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 

5 Stat. 2119); 

6 (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 

7 Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As8 sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 

9 (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter10 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 

11 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 

12 (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 

13 (as in effect on June 8, 1998); 

14 (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 

15 (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 

16 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 

17 of those fiscal years); 

18 (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob19 ligation authority was made available under the 

20 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 

21 (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple 

22 years or to remain available until expended, but only 

23 to the extent that the obligation authority has not 

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1 (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 

2 (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 

3 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 

4 of those fiscal years); 

5 (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 

6 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that 

7 funds obligated in accordance with that section were 

8 not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time 

9 at which the funds were initially made available for 

10 obligation; and 

11 (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 

12 (but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2020, 

13 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 

14 (c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU15 THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 

16 shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 

17 (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita18 tion made available under subsection (a) if an 

19 amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 

20 fiscal year; and 

21 (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those 

22 States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 

23 previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 

24 priority to those States having large unobligated bal25 ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 


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1 effect on the day before the date of enactment of 

2 Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United 

3 States Code. 

4 (d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO

5 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para7 graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 

8 highways shall apply to contract authority for trans9 portation research programs carried out under— 

10 (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 

11 Code; and 

12 (B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Sur13 face Transportation Act. 

14 (2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 

15 available under paragraph (1) shall— 

16 (A) remain available for a period of 4 fis17 cal years; and 

18 (B) be in addition to the amount of any 

19 limitation imposed on obligations for Federal20 aid highway and highway safety construction 

21 programs for future fiscal years. 

22 (e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED

23 FUNDS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

25 the date of distribution of obligation limitation 


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1 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 

2 to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 

3 for the program under section 202 of title 23, 

4 United States Code) that— 

5 (A) are authorized to be appropriated for 

6 such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro7 grams; and 

8 (B) the Secretary determines will not be 

9 allocated to the States (or will not be appor10 tioned to the States under section 204 of title 

11 23, United States Code), and will not be avail12 able for obligation, for such fiscal year because 

13 of the imposition of any obligation limitation for 

14 such fiscal year. 

15 (2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 

16 paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the dis17 tribution of obligation authority under subsection 

18 (a)(5). 

19 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 

20 State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 

21 purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, 

22 United States Code. 

23 SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re24 ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 

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1 suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 

2 be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the 

3 purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: 

4 Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the obliga5 tion limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 

6 construction programs. 

7 SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 

8 under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re9 quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Sec10 retary of Transportation shall make an informal public no11 tice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such 

12 waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Sec13 retary shall provide an annual report to the House and 

14 Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers 

15 granted under the Buy America requirements. 

16 SEC. 123. None of the funds provided in this Act to 

17 the Department of Transportation may be used to provide 

18 credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any 

19 application approval to provide credit assistance under 

20 sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the 

21 Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writ22 ing to the following committees: the House and Senate 

23 Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Envi24 ronment and Public Works and the Committee on Bank25 ing, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the 


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1 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

2 House of Representatives: Provided, That such notifica3 tion shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the 

4 project sponsor; a description of the project; whether cred5 it assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guar6 antee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assist7 ance. 

8 SEC. 124. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

9 to make a grant for a project under section 117 of title 

10 23, United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 

11 days before making a grant under that section, provides 

12 written notification to the House and Senate Committees 

13 on Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an 

14 evaluation and justification for the project and the amount 

15 of the proposed grant award: Provided, That the written 

16 notification required in the previous proviso shall be made 

17 no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 125. (a) A State or territory, as defined in sec19 tion 165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any 

20 project eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 

21 165 of title 23 and located within the boundary of the 

22 State or territory any earmarked amount, and any associ23 ated obligation limitation: Provided, That the Department 

24 of Transportation for the State or territory for which the 

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1 notifies the Secretary of Transportation of its intent to 

2 use its authority under this section and submits a quar3 terly report to the Secretary identifying the projects to 

4 which the funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the 

5 original period of availability of funds to be obligated 

6 under this section, such funds and associated obligation 

7 limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period 

8 of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Sec9 retary of Transportation is notified. The Federal share of 

10 the cost of a project carried out with funds made available 

11 under this section shall be the same as associated with 

12 the earmark. 

13 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ 

14 means— 

15 (1) congressionally directed spending, as de16 fined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 

17 Senate, identified in a prior law, report, or joint ex18 planatory statement, which was authorized to be ap19 propriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years 

20 prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by 

21 the Federal Highway Administration; or 

22 (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 

23 XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 

24 identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 

25 statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 


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1 or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 

2 the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed3 eral Highway Administration. 

4 (c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer5 cised only for those projects or activities that have obli6 gated less than 10 percent of the amount made available 

7 for obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, 

8 and shall be applied to projects within the same general 

9 geographic area within 5 miles for which the funding was 

10 designated, except that a State or territory may apply 

11 such authority to unexpended balances of funds from 

12 projects or activities the State or territory certifies have 

13 been closed and for which payments have been made under 

14 a final voucher. 

15 (d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports 

16 of the information provided by the States and territories 

17 each quarter to the House and Senate Committees on Ap18 propriations. 

19 SEC. 126. The following are repealed: 

20 (1) Section 352 of the National Highway Sys21 tem Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–59, 

22 109 Stat. 568). 

23 (2) Section 324 of the Department of Trans24 portation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

25 1986 (Public Law 99–190; 99 Stat. 1288). 


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1 (3) Section 325 of the Department of Trans2 portation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

3 1996 (Public Law 104–50; 109 Stat. 456). 

4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, tolls collected 

5 for motor vehicles on any bridge connecting the boroughs 

6 of Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island, New York, 

7 shall be collected for any such vehicles exiting from such 

8 bridge in both Staten Island and Brooklyn. 

9 SEC. 127. Section 125(d) of title 23, United States 

10 Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4). 

11 SEC. 128. Until final guidance is published, the Ad12 ministrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall 

13 make determinations on Buy America waivers for those 

14 waivers that were submitted before April 17, 2018, as if 

15 the notice of proposed rulemaking of that date was not 

16 in effect. 

17 SEC. 129. Section 1948 of SAFETEA-LU (Public 

18 Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1514) is repealed. 

19 SEC. 129A. Section 119(e)(5) of title 23, United 

20 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec23 tion 120, beginning on October 1, 2019, and 

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1 plemented a State asset management plan con2 sistent with this section, the Federal share pay3 able on account of any project or activity for 

4 which funds are obligated by the State in that 

5 fiscal year under this section shall be 65 per6 cent. 

7 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary 

8 shall make the determination under subpara9 graph (A) not later than the day before the be10 ginning of each fiscal year.’’. 

11 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

12 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

13 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

14 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

15 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

16 For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen17 tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe18 ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of 

19 title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Fixing 

20 America’s Surface Transportation Act, $288,000,000, to 

21 be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 

22 Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reim23 bursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

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1 mentation, execution, or administration of motor carrier 

2 safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, 

3 United States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of 

4 $288,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 

5 Programs’’ for fiscal year 2020, of which $9,073,000 to 

6 remain available for obligation until September 30, 2022, 

7 is for the research and technology program. 

8 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

9 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

10 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

11 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

14 sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, 

15 United States Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s 

16 Surface Transportation Act, $388,800,000, to be derived 

17 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran18 sit Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro19 vided, That funds available for the implementation or exe20 cution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed 

21 total obligations of $388,800,000 in fiscal year 2020 for 

22 ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’: Provided further, That of 

23 the sums appropriated under this heading— 

24 (1) $308,700,000 shall be available for the 

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1 (2) $33,200,000 shall be available for the com2 mercial driver’s license program implementation pro3 gram; 

4 (3) $44,900,000 shall be available for the high 

5 priority activities program; and 

6 (4) $2,000,000 shall be made available for com7 mercial motor vehicle operators grants, of which 

8 $1,000,000 is to be made available from prior year 

9 unobligated contract authority provided for Motor 

10 Carrier Safety grants in the Transportation Equity 

11 Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178), 

12 SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), or other ap13 propriations or authorization Acts. 

14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR

15 CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

16 SEC. 130. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin17 istration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 vio18 lations by certified mail, registered mail, or another man19 ner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by 

20 the persons responsible for the violations. 

21 SEC. 131. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available to the Department of Transportation 

23 by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended 

24 to implement, administer, or enforce the requirements of 

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1 lation issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, 

2 with respect to the use of electronic logging devices by op3 erators of commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 

4 31132(1) of such title, transporting livestock as defined 

5 in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assist6 ance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471) or insects. 

7 SEC. 132. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin8 istration shall update annual inspection regulations under 

9 Appendix G to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, 

10 Code of Federal Regulations, to require that rear 

11 underride guards be inspected annually. 

12 SEC. 133. No funds made available by this or any 

13 other Act may be obligated or expended under the author14 ity in 49 U.S.C. 31141(c) to review and issue a decision 

15 on a petition to preempt State meal and rest break laws 

16 that may differ from those in 49 CFR 395. 

17 SEC. 134. Notwithstanding any restriction under part 

18 II of subtitle B of title V of the FAST Act, not later than 

19 6 months after enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

20 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall 

21 make available on a public website information regarding 

22 analysis of violations developed under the agency’s Com23 pliance, Safety, Accountability program, consistent with 

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1 SEC. 135. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be used to promulgate or enforce a rule that 

3 eliminates the 30 minute rest break specified in part 395 

4 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as it was in oper5 ational effect on May 15, 2019. 

6 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

7 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

8 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 

9 the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 

10 authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI 

11 of title 49, United States Code, $214,073,440 (reduced 

12 by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain 

13 available until September 30, 2021, except that 

14 $40,000,000 shall remain available through September 

15 30, 2022, and no less than $18,500,000 shall be for re16 search on Automated Driving Systems, Advanced Driver 

17 Assistance Systems, and vehicle electronics and cybersecu18 rity. 

19 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

20 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

21 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

22 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

23 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

24 the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, including behavioral re25 search on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced 


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1 Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer re2 sponses to safety recalls, section 4011 of the Fixing Amer3 ica’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94), 

4 and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, 

5 $155,300,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 

6 Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to re7 main available until expended: Provided, That none of the 

8 funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or 

9 execution of programs the total obligations for which, in 

10 fiscal year 2020, are in excess of $155,300,000: Provided 

11 further, That of the sums appropriated under this head12 ing— 

13 (1) $149,800,000 shall be for programs author14 ized under 23 U.S.C. 403, including behavioral re15 search on Automated Driving Systems and Ad16 vanced Driver Assistance Systems and improving 

17 consumer responses to safety recalls, and section 

18 4011 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor19 tation Act (Public Law 114–94); and 

20 (2) $5,500,000 shall be for the National Driver 

21 Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, 

22 United States Code: 

23 Provided further, That within the $155,300,000 obligation 

24 limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall 

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1 in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on 

2 obligations for future years. 

3 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

4 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

5 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

6 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

7 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

8 provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 

9 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor10 tation Act, to remain available until expended, 

11 $623,017,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 

12 Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Provided, 

13 That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 

14 the planning or execution of programs for which the total 

15 obligations in fiscal year 2020 are in excess of 

16 $623,017,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 

17 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 

18 America’s Surface Transportation Act: Provided further, 

19 That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 

20 (1) $279,800,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety 

21 Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; 

22 (2) $285,900,000 shall be for ‘‘National Pri23 ority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 


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1 (3) $30,500,000 shall be for the ‘‘High Visi2 bility Enforcement Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; 

3 and 

4 (4) $26,817,000 shall be for ‘‘Administrative 

5 Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 

6 America’s Surface Transportation Act: 

7 Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used 

8 for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for 

9 office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private 

10 buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to ex11 ceed $500,000 of the funds made available for ‘‘National 

12 Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Im13 paired Driving Countermeasures’’ (as described in sub14 section (d) of that section) shall be available for technical 

15 assistance to the States: Provided further, That with re16 spect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision under 23 U.S.C. 

17 405(a)(8), any amounts transferred to increase the 

18 amounts made available under section 402 shall include 

19 the obligation authority for such amounts: Provided fur20 ther, That the Administrator shall notify the House and 

21 Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of 

22 the authority granted under the previous proviso or under 

23 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8) within 5 days. 


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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY

2 TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

3 SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made 

4 available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis5 tration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 

6 23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related ex7 penses for State management reviews and to pay for core 

8 competency development training and related expenses for 

9 highway safety staff. 

10 SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro11 grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis12 tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 

13 which obligation authority was made available in previous 

14 public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au15 thority has not lapsed or been used. 

16 SEC. 142. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to mandate global positioning system 

18 (GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles with19 out providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy 

20 concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II. 

21 SEC. 143. In addition to the amounts made available 

22 under the heading, ‘‘Operations and Research (Liquida23 tion of Contract Authorization) (Limitation on Obliga24 tions) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ for carrying out the provi25 sions of section 403 of title 23, United States Code, 


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1 $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2 2021, shall be made available to the National Highway 

3 Traffic Safety Administration from the general fund: Pro4 vided, That of the sums provided under this provision— 

5 (1) not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be available to pro6 vide funding for grants, pilot program activities, and inno7 vative solutions to reduce impaired-driving fatalities in col8 laboration with eligible entities under section 403 of title 

9 23, United States Code; and 

10 (2) not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available to 

11 continue a high visibility enforcement paid-media cam12 paign regarding highway-rail grade crossing safety in col13 laboration with the Federal Railroad Administration. 

14 SEC. 144. An additional $500,000 shall be made 

15 available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis16 tration for a study to identify and examine child-specific 

17 safety considerations in vehicles equipped with Automated 

18 Driving Systems, particularly those that can be operated 

19 bi-directionally and offer unconventional seating. The 

20 study should also incorporate safety considerations for 

21 child restraint system (CRS) installation and promoting 

22 CRS usage for ride-share programs, and the risks associ23 ated with unattended child passengers in Automated Driv24 ing Systems-equipped vehicles. Upon completion of this 

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1 tion shall submit to the House and Senate Committees 

2 on Appropriations a report containing its findings, includ3 ing detailing how the agency is coordinating with manu4 facturers to ensure children are protected in vehicles 

5 equipped with Automated Driving Systems. 

6 SEC. 145. None of the funds appropriated or other7 wise made available in this Act or any other Act may be 

8 used to finalize or enforce a proposed rule published by 

9 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and 

10 the Environmental Protection Agency on August 2, 2018, 

11 entitled ‘‘The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles 

12 Rule’’ or any other successor rule. 

13 SEC. 146. None of the funds in this Act or any other 

14 Act shall be used to enforce the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 

15 405(a)(9). 

16 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

17 SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

18 For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad19 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $226,698,000, of 

20 which $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 

21 RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

22 For necessary expenses for railroad research and de23 velopment, $41,600,000, to remain available until ex24 pended. 


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1 RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT

2 FINANCING PROGRAM

3 The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 

4 issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sec5 tions 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 

6 Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 

7 amended, such authority shall exist as long as any such 

8 direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding. 

9 FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD

10 REPAIR

11 For necessary expenses related to Federal-State 

12 Partnership for State of Good Repair Grants as author13 ized by section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, 

14 $350,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro15 vided, That the Secretary may withhold up to one percent 

16 of the amount provided under this heading for the costs 

17 of award and project management oversight of grants car18 ried out under section 24911 of title 49, United States 

19 Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue the 

20 Notice of Funding Opportunity for funds provided under 

21 this heading consistent with section 24911 of title 49, 

22 United States Code, no later than 30 days after enactment 

23 of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall re24 view all applications received in response to the Notice of 

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1 Provided further, That the Secretary shall announce the 

2 selection of projects to receive awards for the funds de3 scribed in the previous two provisos no later than 180 days 

4 after enactment of this Act. 

5 CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY

6 IMPROVEMENTS

7 For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail 

8 Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grants, as au9 thorized by section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, 

10 $350,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

11 $1,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 

12 That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 

13 (1) $40,000,000 shall be available for projects 

14 eligible under section 22907(c)(5) of title 49, United 

15 States Code, for projects for commuter authorities, 

16 as defined as section 24102(2) of title 49, United 

17 States Code, that experienced at least one accident 

18 investigated by the National Transportation Safety 

19 Board between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 

20 2018; and 

21 (2) $55,000,000 shall be available for projects 

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1 velopment of new intercity passenger rail service 

2 routes: 

3 Provided further, That section 22905(f) of title 49, United 

4 States Code, shall not apply to projects for commuter au5 thorities in the first proviso: Provided further, That section 

6 22905(f) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply 

7 to projects for the implementation of positive train control 

8 systems otherwise eligible under section 22907(c)(1) of 

9 title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 

10 amounts available under this heading for projects selected 

11 for commuter rail passenger transportation may be trans12 ferred by the Secretary, after selection, to the appropriate 

13 agencies to be administered in accordance with chapter 53 

14 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That for 

15 amounts available under this heading eligible recipients 

16 under section 22907(b) of title 49, United States Code, 

17 shall include any non-profit association representing Class 

18 II railroads and Class III railroads (as those terms are 

19 defined in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code) 

20 and any holding company of a Class II railroad or Class 

21 III railroad (as those terms are defined in section 20102 

22 of title 49, United States Code): Provided further, That 

23 the Secretary shall not limit eligible projects from consid24 eration for funding for planning, engineering, environ25 mental, construction, and design elements of the same 


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1 project in the same application: Provided further, That un2 obligated balances remaining after 4 years from the date 

3 of enactment may be used for any eligible project under 

4 section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 

5 further, That the Secretary may withhold up to one per6 cent of the amount provided under this heading for the 

7 costs of award and project management oversight of 

8 grants carried out under section 22907 of title 49, United 

9 States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

10 issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity for funds pro11 vided under this heading no later than 30 days after en12 actment of this Act: Provided further, That such Notice 

13 of Funding Opportunity shall require application submis14 sions 60 days after the publishing of such Notice: Provided 

15 further, That the Secretary shall announce the selection 

16 of projects to receive awards for the funds in the previous 

17 two provisos no later than 180 days after enactment of 

18 this Act. 

19 MAGNETIC LEVITATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT

20 PROGRAM

21 For necessary expenses related to the deployment of 

22 magnetic levitation transportation projects, consistent 

23 with language in 1307(a) through (c) of Public Law 109– 

24 59, as amended by section 102 of Public Law 110–244 


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1 (section 322 of title 23, United States Code), 

2 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL

4 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

5 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

6 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 

7 activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au8 thorized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Sur9 face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114– 

10 94), $700,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

11 Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half 

12 of 1 percent of the funds provided under both this heading 

13 and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Rail14 road Passenger Corporation’’ heading to fund the costs 

15 of project management and oversight of activities author16 ized by section 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114– 

17 94: Provided further, That in addition to the project man18 agement oversight funds authorized under section 

19 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114–94, the Sec20 retary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the 

21 funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associ22 ated with the Northeast Corridor Commission established 

23 under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code: Pro24 vided further, That of the amounts made available under 

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1 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading, not less 

2 than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Am3 trak-served facilities and stations into compliance with the 

4 Americans with Disabilities Act. 

5 NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL

6 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

7 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

8 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 

9 activities associated with the National Network as author10 ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 

11 Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 

12 $1,291,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro13 vided, That the Secretary may retain up to an additional 

14 $2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to 

15 fund expenses associated with the State-Supported Route 

16 Committee established under section 24712 of title 49, 

17 United States Code. 

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD

19 ADMINISTRATION

20 SEC. 150. None of the funds provided to the National 

21 Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 

22 overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em23 ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 

24 the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 

25 when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap 


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1 poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the 

2 system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 

3 shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ap4 propriations within 60 days of enactment of this Act, a 

5 summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Cor6 poration for 2019 and the three prior calendar years: Pro7 vided further, That such summary shall include the total 

8 number of employees that received waivers and the total 

9 overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employ10 ees receiving waivers for each month for 2019 and for the 

11 three prior calendar years. 

12 SEC. 151. None of the funds provided to the National 

13 Railroad Passenger Corporation under the headings 

14 ‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Pas15 senger Corporation’’ and ‘‘National Network Grants to the 

16 National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ may be used 

17 to reduce the size of the Amtrak Police Department below 

18 the staffing level on May 1, 2019. 

19 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

20 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

21 For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 

22 Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 

23 53 of title 49, United States Code, $117,000,000, of which 

24 $15,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

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1 out the provisions of section 5326 of such title: Provided, 

2 That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 

3 2021 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation 

4 shall transmit to Congress the annual report on Capital 

5 Investment Grants, including proposed allocations for fis6 cal year 2021. 

7 TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS

8 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

9 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

10 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

11 For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 

12 Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac13 count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 

14 out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 

15 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 

16 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Trans17 portation Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, 

18 and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 

19 Transportation Act, $10,800,000,000, to be derived from 

20 the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund 

21 and to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

22 funds available for the implementation or execution of pro23 grams authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 

24 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, 

25 and 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 


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1 Transportation Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112– 

2 141, and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 

3 Transportation Act, shall not exceed total obligations of 

4 $10,150,348,462 in fiscal year 2020: Provided further, 

5 That the Federal share of the cost of activities carried 

6 out under 49 U.S.C. section 5312 shall not exceed 80 per7 cent, except that if there is substantial public interest or 

8 benefit, the Secretary may approve a greater Federal 

9 share: Provided further, That in addition to the amounts 

10 appropriated for purposes of 49 U.S.C 5338(e), not less 

11 than 2 percent of the funds appropriated or available for 

12 the purposes of 49 U.S.C 5338(f) shall be available for 

13 the purposes of 49 U.S.C. 5338(e). 

14 TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

15 For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities 

16 grants under section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, 

17 state of good repair grants under section 5337 of such 

18 title, the bus testing facilities under sections 5312 and 

19 5318 of such title, and for grants to areas of persistent 

20 poverty, $750,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000), to re21 main available until expended: Provided, That of the sums 

22 provided under this heading— 

23 (1) $389,000,000 (reduced by $6,000,000) 

24 shall be available for the buses and bus facilities 

25 competitive grants as authorized under section 


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1 5339(b) of such title: Provided further, That the 

2 minimum grant award shall be not less than 

3 $1,000,000; 

4 (2) $94,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (in5 creased by $6,000,000) shall be available for the low 

6 or no emission grants as authorized under section 

7 5339(c) of such title: Provided further, That the 

8 minimum grant award shall be not less than 

9 $1,500,000; 

10 (3) $250,000,000 shall be available for the 

11 state of good repair grants as authorized under sec12 tion 5337 of such title; 

13 (4) $1,000,000 shall be available for the bus 

14 testing facility as authorized under section 5318 of 

15 such title; 

16 (5) Notwithstanding section 5318(a) of such 

17 title, $6,000,000 shall be available for the operation 

18 and maintenance of bus testing facilities by institu19 tions of higher education selected pursuant to sec20 tion 5312(h); and 

21 (6) $10,000,000 shall be available for competi22 tive grants to eligible entities to assist areas of per23 sistent poverty: 

24 Provided further, That the Secretary shall enter into a 

25 contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant 


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1 to, each institution of higher education selected pursuant 

2 to section 5312(h) of such title, to operate and maintain 

3 a facility to conduct the testing of low or no emission vehi4 cle new bus models using the standards established pursu5 ant to section 5318(e)(2) of such title: Provided further, 

6 That the term ‘‘low or no emission vehicle’’ has the mean7 ing given the term in section 5312(e)(6) of such title: Pro8 vided further, That the Secretary shall pay 80 percent of 

9 the cost of testing a low or no emission vehicle new bus 

10 model at each selected institution of higher education: Pro11 vided further, That the entity having the vehicle tested 

12 shall pay 20 percent of the cost of testing: Provided fur13 ther, That a low or no emission vehicle new bus model 

14 tested that receives a passing aggregate test score in ac15 cordance with the standards established under section 

16 5318(e)(2) of such title, shall be deemed to be in compli17 ance with the requirements of section 5318(e) of such 

18 title: Provided further, That areas of persistent poverty 

19 means any county that has consistently had 20 percent 

20 or more of the population living in poverty over the 30 

21 years preceding the date of enactment of this Act, as 

22 measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial census and the 

23 most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 

24 or any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 per25 cent as measured by the 2013–2017 five-year data series 


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1 available from the American Community Survey of the 

2 Census Bureau, or any territory or possession of the 

3 United States: Provided further, That grants shall be for 

4 planning, engineering, or development of technical, or fi5 nancing plans for projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 

6 49, United States Code: Provided further, That eligible en7 tities are those defined as eligible recipients or subrecipi8 ents under section 5307, 5310, or 5311 of title 49 United 

9 States Code, and are in areas of persistent poverty: Pro10 vided further, That the Federal Transit Administration 

11 should complete outreach to such counties and the Depart12 ments of Transportation within applicable States via per13 sonal contact, webinars, web materials and other appro14 priate methods determined by the Administrator: Provided 

15 further, That State departments of transportation may 

16 apply on behalf of eligible entities within their States: Pro17 vided further, That the Federal Transit Administration 

18 should encourage grantees to work with non-profits or 

19 other entities of their choosing in order to develop plan20 ning, technical, engineering, or financing plans: Provided 

21 further, That the Federal Transit Administration should 

22 encourage grantees to partner with non-profits that can 

23 assist with making projects low or no emissions: Provided 

24 further, That projects funded as a result of activities fund25 ed under this heading shall be for not less than 90 percent 


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1 of the net total project cost: Provided further, That 

2 amounts made available by this heading shall be derived 

3 from the general fund: Provided further, That the amounts 

4 made available under this heading shall not be subject to 

5 any limitation on obligations for transit programs set forth 

6 in any Act. 

7 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

8 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, 

9 $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 

10 of which not less than $2,500,000 (increased by 

11 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) shall be for a coop12 erative agreement through which the Federal Transit Ad13 ministration assists transit recipients with frontline work14 force development and standards based training in mainte15 nance and operations through an agreement with a na16 tional nonprofit organization with a demonstrated capacity 

17 to develop and provide such programs though labor man18 agement partnerships and apprenticeships: Provided, That 

19 the assistance provided under this heading does not dupli20 cate the activities of 49 U.S.C. 5311(b) or 49 U.S.C. 

21 5312. 

22 CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

23 For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway 

24 capital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, 

25 United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 


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1 America’s Surface Transportation Act, $2,301,785,760, to 

2 remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, 

3 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

4 $1,841,428,608 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

5 $1,000,000) shall be obligated by December 31, 2021, but 

6 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, as speci7 fied under this heading: Provided further, That of the 

8 amounts made available under this heading— 

9 (1) $795,290,221 shall be available for fixed 

10 guideway projects that have executed full funding 

11 grant agreements, authorized under subsection (d) 

12 of section 5309; 

13 (2) $702,709,779 shall be available for new 

14 projects authorized under 5309(d) of title 49, 

15 United States Code; 

16 (3) $300,000,000 shall be available for projects 

17 authorized under section 5309(e) of title 49, United 

18 States Code; 

19 (4) $430,768,910 shall be available for projects 

20 authorized under section 5309(h) of title 49, United 

21 States Code; and 

22 (5) $50,000,000 shall be available for projects 

23 authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing 

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1 Provided further, That the Secretary shall continue to ad2 minister the capital investment grants program in accord3 ance with the procedural and substantive requirements of 

4 section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, and to ad5 minister the Expedited Delivery Pilot Program with the 

6 procedural and substantive requirements of section 

7 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 

8 Act: Provided further, That any funds remaining from the 

9 $1,841,428,608 that are required to be obligated by the 

10 first proviso under this heading and that remain available 

11 on December 31, 2021 shall be reallocated to applicants 

12 with projects in Engineering on that date, as defined by 

13 49 U.S.C. 5309(d)(2) and (e)(2) for activities eligible 

14 under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b), and upon reallocation shall be 

15 available for immediate obligation: Provided further, That 

16 each applicant’s share of such funds shall be distributed 

17 to the projects in Engineering based on the individual 

18 project’s requested Capital Investment Grant amount as 

19 a percentage of the total Capital Investment Grant funds 

20 requested by the group of projects in Engineering under 

21 subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2) of 49 United States Code 

22 5309 on December 31, 2021: Provided further, That not 

23 later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Federal 

24 Transit Administration shall provide the House and Sen25 ate Committees on Appropriations a list of projects to 


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1 which the agency expects to award a full-funding grant 

2 agreement in fiscal year 2020, and upon submission of the 

3 fiscal year 2021 budget, the Federal Transit Administra4 tion shall provide such information for 2021. 

5 GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA

6 TRANSIT AUTHORITY

7 For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 

8 Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi9 sion B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain 

10 available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 

11 Transportation shall approve grants for capital and pre12 ventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington 

13 Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving 

14 and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided 

15 further, That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary 

16 shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran17 sit Authority is making progress to improve its safety 

18 management system in response to the Federal Transit 

19 Administration’s 2015 safety management inspection: 

20 Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine that 

21 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 

22 placed the highest priority on those investments that will 

23 improve the safety of the system before approving such 

24 grants: Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to 

25 ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the 


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1 requirements of section 601(e)(1) of division B of Public 

2 Law 110–432. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro6 grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 

7 apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 

8 made available for obligation, or to any other authority 

9 previously made available for obligation. 

10 SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the 

12 heading ‘‘Fixed Guideway Capital Investment’’ of the Fed13 eral Transit Administration for projects specified in this 

14 Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not ob15 ligated by September 30, 2024, and other recoveries, shall 

16 be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the 

17 purposes for which they were originally provided. 

18 SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

19 law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2018, under 

20 any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 

21 that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 

22 to and administered under the most recent appropriation 

23 heading for any such section. 

24 SEC. 163. In the first proviso under the title ‘‘Capital 

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1 Act of 2018, Public Law 115–141, strike, ‘‘December 31, 

2 2019’’ and insert, ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

3 SEC. 164. No funds in this or any other Act shall 

4 be used— 

5 (1) to adjust apportionments or withhold funds from 

6 apportionments pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4); 

7 (2) to request or require any project to have a max8 imum Capital Investment Grant contribution lower than 

9 50 percent of the total project cost; 

10 (3) to determine a maximum Capital Investment 

11 Grant contribution for projects defined under 49 U.S.C. 

12 5309(a)(2) or 49 U.S.C. 5309(a)(5) until at least 180 

13 days after a project has entered into the Engineering 

14 phase; and 

15 (4) by the Federal Transit Administration when mak16 ing a determination about whether a project sponsor’s cost 

17 estimate is reasonable, to require a probability higher than 

18 50 percent that a project can be completed within that 

19 cost estimate: Provided, That this proviso only applies to 

20 those applications that are in the ‘‘project development’’ 

21 phase as defined under subsection (d)(1), (e)(1), or (h)(2) 

22 of 49 U.S.C. 5309, or the ‘‘Engineering’’ phase as defined 

23 under subsection (d)(2) or (e)(2) of 49 U.S.C. 5309 on 

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1 SEC. 165. An eligible recipient of a grant under 

2 5339(c) may submit an application in partnership with 

3 other entities, including a transit vehicle manufacturer, 

4 that intend to participate in the implementation of a 

5 project under 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code and 

6 a project awarded with such partnership shall be treated 

7 as satisfying the requirement for a competitive procure8 ment under section 5325(a) of title 49, United States 

9 Code, for the named entity. 

10 SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT

11 CORPORATION

12 The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora13 tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with14 in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 

15 to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 

16 such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 

17 year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Govern18 ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 

19 necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 

20 Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 

21 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

22 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

23 For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 

24 maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities on those 

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1 and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Develop2 ment Corporation, $40,000,000, to be derived from the 

3 Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 

4 99–662: Provided, That of the amounts made available 

5 under this heading, not less than $16,000,000 shall be 

6 used on capital asset renewal activities. 

7 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

8 MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

9 For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 

10 U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 

11 needs of the United States, $300,000,000, to remain avail12 able until expended. 

13 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For necessary expenses of operations and training ac16 tivities authorized by law, $154,442,000: Provided, That 

17 of the sums appropriated under this heading— 

18 (1) $77,944,000 shall remain available until 

19 September 30, 2021 for the operations of the United 

20 States Merchant Marine Academy; 

21 (2) $5,225,000 shall remain available until ex22 pended for the maintenance and repair, equipment, 

23 and capital improvements at the United States Mer24 chant Marine Academy; 


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1 (3) $3,000,000 shall remain available until Sep2 tember 30, 2021 for the Maritime Environment and 

3 Technology Assistance program authorized under 

4 section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; and 

5 (4) $15,000,000, shall remain available until 

6 expended for the Short Sea Transportation Program 

7 (America’s Marine Highways) to make grants for 

8 the purposes authorized under sections 55601(b)(1) 

9 and (3) of title 46, United States Code: 

10 Provided further, That not later than 120 days after enact11 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Ad12 ministration shall transmit to the House and Senate Com13 mittees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual as14 sault and sexual harassment at the United States Mer15 chant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 

16 3507 of Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That 

17 available balances under this heading for the Short Sea 

18 Transportation Program (America’s Marine Highways) 

19 from prior year recoveries shall be available to carry out 

20 activities authorized under sections 55601(b)(1) and (3) 

21 of title 46, United States Code: Provided further, That 

22 from funds provided under (3) and (4) of the first proviso, 

23 the Secretary of Transportation shall make grants no later 

24 than 180 days after enactment of this Act in such 

25 amounts as the Secretary determines: Provided further, 


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1 That any unobligated balances available from previous ap2 propriations for programs and activities supporting State 

3 Maritime Academies shall be transferred to and merged 

4 with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Administration, 

5 State Maritime Academy Operations’’ and shall be made 

6 available for the same purposes. 

7 STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS

8 For necessary expenses of operations, support and 

9 training activities for State Maritime Academies, 

10 $345,200,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated 

11 under this heading— 

12 (1) $33,000,000, to remain available until ex13 pended, shall be for maintenance, repair, life exten14 sion, and capacity improvement of National Defense 

15 Reserve Fleet training ships in support of State 

16 Maritime Academies, of which up to $8,060,000, to 

17 remain available until expended, shall be for ex18 penses related to training mariners for costs associ19 ated with training vessel sharing pursuant to 46 

20 U.S.C. 51504(g)(3) for costs associated with mobi21 lizing, operating and demobilizing the vessel, includ22 ing travel costs for students, faculty and crew, the 

23 costs of the general agent, crew costs, fuel, insur24 ance, operational fees, and vessel hire costs, as de25 termined by the Secretary; 


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1 (2) $300,000,000, to remain available until ex2 pended, shall be for the National Security Multi-Mis3 sion Vessel Program, including funds for construc4 tion, planning, administration, and design of school 

5 ships; 

6 (3) $2,400,000 shall remain available through 

7 September 30, 2021, for the Student Incentive Pro8 gram; 

9 (4) $3,800,000 shall remain available until ex10 pended for training ship fuel assistance; and 

11 (5) $6,000,000 shall remain available until Sep12 tember 30, 2021, for direct payments for State Mar13 itime Academies. 

14 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS

15 To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 

16 under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as 

17 amended by Public Law 113–281, $20,000,000, to remain 

18 available until expended. 

19 SHIP DISPOSAL

20 For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob21 solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 

22 Maritime Administration, $5,000,000, to remain available 

23 until expended. 


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1 MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM

2 ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran5 teed loan program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred 

6 to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Operations 

7 and Training’’, Maritime Administration. 

8 PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

9 To make grants to improve port facilities as author10 ized under section 50302 of title 46, United States Code, 

11 $225,000,000 to remain available until expended: Pro12 vided, That projects eligible for funding provided under 

13 this heading shall be projects for coastal seaports or Great 

14 Lakes ports: Provided further, That the Maritime Admin15 istration shall distribute funds provided under this head16 ing as discretionary grants to port authorities or commis17 sions or their subdivisions and agents under existing au18 thority, as well as to a State or political subdivision of 

19 a State or local government, a tribal government, a public 

20 agency or publicly chartered authority established by one 

21 or more States, a special purpose district with a transpor22 tation function, a multistate or multijurisdictional group 

23 of entities, or a lead entity described above jointly with 

24 a private entity or group of private entities: Provided fur25 ther, That projects eligible for funding provided under this 


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1 heading shall be either within the boundary of a port, or 

2 outside the boundary of a port, and directly related to port 

3 operations or to an intermodal connection to a port that 

4 will improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the 

5 movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a port, 

6 as well as the unloading and loading of cargo at a port: 

7 Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 

8 which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be 

9 up to 80 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed 2 

10 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 

11 be available for necessary costs of grant administration: 

12 Provided further, That the proceeds of Federal credit as13 sistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code 

14 or sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad and Revital15 ization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 

16 94–210), as amended, shall be considered to be part of 

17 the non-Federal share of project costs if the loan is repay18 able from non-Federal funds, unless otherwise requested 

19 by the project sponsor: Provided further, That a grant 

20 award made under this heading may not be used to pur21 chase fully-automated cargo handling equipment or to oth22 erwise facilitate fully-automated cargo handling: Provided 

23 further, That for the purposes of the previous proviso, 

24 fully-automated cargo handling means using equipment 


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1 that is remotely operated or remotely monitored with or 

2 without the exercise of human intervention or control. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Mari7 time Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 

8 services and make necessary repairs in connection with 

9 any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 

10 property under control of the Maritime Administration: 

11 Provided, That payments received therefor shall be cred12 ited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and 

13 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

14 That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 

15 occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 

16 repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous 

17 receipts. 

18 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

19 ADMINISTRATION

20 OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

21 For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 

22 and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 

23 $23,710,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available 

24 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the Secretary 

25 of Transportation shall issue final rules as required under 


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1 section 5(f), section 21(c), and section 23(a) of the Pipe2 line Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act 

3 of 2011 (Public Law 112–90) no later than 180 days after 

4 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That no later 

5 than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 of Transportation shall initiate a rulemaking on automatic 

7 and remote-controlled shut-off valves and hazardous liquid 

8 pipeline facilities leak detection systems as required under 

9 section 4 and section 8 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory 

10 Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Public Law 

11 112–90), respectively, and shall issue a final rule no later 

12 than one year after enactment of this Act. 

13 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

14 For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 

15 materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 

16 Materials Safety Administration, $61,000,000, to remain 

17 available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That up to 

18 $800,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall 

19 be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offset20 ting receipts: Provided further, That there may be credited 

21 to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds 

22 received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 

23 authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 

24 training, for reports publication and dissemination, and 


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1 for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous 

2 materials exemptions and approvals functions. 

3 PIPELINE SAFETY

4 (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

5 (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

6 For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety 

7 program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to dis8 charge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pol9 lution Act of 1990, $168,000,000 (increased by 

10 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2022, of which $23,000,000 shall be 

12 derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 

13 $137,000,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 

14 Fund; and of which $8,000,000 shall be derived from fees 

15 collected under 49 U.S.C. 60302 and deposited in the Un16 derground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account 

17 for the purpose of carrying out 49 U.S.C. 60141: Pro18 vided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds pro19 vided under this heading shall be for the One-Call State 

20 grant program. 

21 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

22 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

23 For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency 

24 Preparedness Grants program, not more than 

25 $28,318,000 shall remain available until September 30, 


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1 2022, from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), 

2 and 5128(b) and (c): Provided, That notwithstanding 49 

3 U.S.C. 5116(h)(4), not more than 4 percent of the 

4 amounts made available from this account shall be avail5 able to pay administrative costs: Provided further, That 

6 notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the cur7 rent year obligation limitation, prior year recoveries recog8 nized in the current year shall be available to develop a 

9 hazardous materials response training curriculum for 

10 emergency responders, including response activities for the 

11 transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable 

12 liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection 

13 Association standards, and to make such training avail14 able through an electronic format: Provided further, That 

15 the prior year recoveries made available under this head16 ing shall also be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 

17 5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 5116(i), and 5107(e). 

18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 

21 General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen22 eral Act of 1978, as amended, $96,700,000 (increased by 

23 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000): Provided, That 

24 the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, 

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1 eral Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate 

2 allegations of fraud, including false statements to the gov3 ernment (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that 

4 is subject to regulation by the Department of Transpor5 tation. 

6 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF

7 TRANSPORTATION

8 SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applica9 ble appropriations to the Department of Transportation 

10 shall be available for maintenance and operation of air11 craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; pur12 chase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating 

13 in foreign countries on official department business; and 

14 uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 

15 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 

16 (b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appro17 priations to the Department and its operating administra18 tions shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, op19 eration, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems 

20 that advance the Department’s, or its operating adminis21 trations’, missions. 

22 (c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased or pro23 cured by the Department prior to the enactment of this 

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1 SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 

2 the Department of Transportation shall be available for 

3 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 

4 individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to 

5 the rate for an Executive Level IV. 

6 SEC. 182. (a) No recipient of funds made available 

7 in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de8 fined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State depart9 ment of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle 

10 record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided 

11 in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 

12 2721. 

13 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 

14 shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any 

15 grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 

16 SEC. 183. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

17 Act may be made available for salaries and expenses of 

18 more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the 

19 Department of Transportation: Provided, That none of the 

20 personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on 

21 temporary detail outside the Department of Transpor22 tation. 

23 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall increase to 

24 125 political and Presidential appointees beginning on the 

25 date on which the Secretary announces the selection of 


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1 projects to receive awards for each of the following com2 petitive grants, with respect to funds made available for 

3 fiscal year 2019 for such grants— 

4 (1) Capital investment grants as authorized and 

5 as funded under the heading ‘‘Office of the Sec6 retary—National Infrastructure Investments’’ by 

7 Public Law 116–6; 

8 (2) Grants-In-Aid for Airports as authorized by 

9 subchapter 1 of chapter 471 and subchapter 1 of 

10 chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and as 

11 funded under the heading ‘‘Federal Aviation Admin12 istration—Grants-in-Aid for Airports’’ by Public 

13 Law 116–6; 

14 (3) Federal-State Partnership for State of Good 

15 Repair Grants, as authorized by section 24911 of 

16 title 49, United States Code, and as funded under 

17 the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administration— 

18 Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair’’ 

19 by Public Law 116–6; 

20 (4) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety 

21 Improvements Grants, as authorized by section 

22 22907 of title 49, United States Code, and as fund23 ed under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administra24 tion—Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety 

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1 (5) Restoration and Enhancement Grants, as 

2 authorized by section 22908 of title 49, United 

3 States Code, and as funded under the heading ‘‘Fed4 eral Railroad Administration—Restoration and En5 hancement’’ by Public Law 116–6; 

6 (6) Magnetic levitation transportation projects 

7 consistent with section 322 of title 23, United States 

8 Code, and as funded under the heading ‘‘Federal 

9 Railroad Administration—Magnetic Levitation Tech10 nology Deployment Program’’ by Public Law 116– 

11 6; 

12 (7) Buses and bus facilities competitive grants 

13 as authorized under section 5339(b) of title 49, 

14 United States Code, and as funded under the head15 ing ‘‘Federal Transit Administration—Transit Infra16 structure Grants’’ by Public Law 116–6; 

17 (8) Low or no emission grants, as authorized 

18 under section 5339(c) of title 49, United States 

19 Code, and as funded under the heading ‘‘Federal 

20 Transit Administration—Transit Infrastructure 

21 Grants’’ by Public Law 116–6; 

22 (9) Grants to qualified shipyards, as authorized 

23 under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, 

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1 istration—Assistance to Small Shipyards’’ by Public 

2 Law 116–6; and 

3 (10) Grants to improve port facilities, as au4 thorized under section 50302 of title 46, United 

5 States Code, and as funded under the heading 

6 ‘‘Maritime Administration—Port Infrastructure De7 velopment Program’’ by Public Law 116–6. 

8 SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway 

9 Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from 

10 States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 

11 and private sources for expenses incurred for training may 

12 be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis13 tration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Fed14 eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ 

15 account, except for State rail safety inspectors partici16 pating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 

17 SEC. 185. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act 

18 to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 

19 a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, or discretionary 

20 grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the 

21 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less 

22 than 3 full business days before any project competitively 

23 selected to receive any discretionary grant award, letter 

24 of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, 

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1 is announced by the Department or its modal administra2 tions: Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent noti3 fication to the House and Senate Committees on Appro4 priations for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emer5 gency relief program: Provided further, That no notifica6 tion shall involve funds that are not available for obliga7 tion. 

8 (b) In addition to the notification required in sub9 section (a), none of the funds made available in this Act 

10 to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 

11 a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, cooperative agree12 ment or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Trans13 portation provides the House and Senate Committees on 

14 Appropriations a comprehensive list of all such loans, loan 

15 guarantees, lines of credit, cooperative agreement or dis16 cretionary grants that will be announced not less the 3 

17 full business days before such announcement: Provided, 

18 That the requirement to provide a list in this subsection 

19 does not apply to any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the 

20 emergency relief program: Provided further, That no list 

21 shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. 

22 SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 

23 minor fees and other funds received by the Department 

24 of Transportation from travel management centers, 

25 charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 


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1 and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria2 tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 

3 to elements of the Department of Transportation using 

4 fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail5 able until expended. 

6 SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any 

7 prior Act that the Secretary determines represent im8 proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 

9 a third-party contractor under a financial assistance 

10 award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail11 able— 

12 (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 

13 by the Department of Transportation in recovering 

14 improper payments: Provided, That amounts made 

15 available in this Act shall be available until ex16 pended; and 

17 (2) to pay contractors for services provided in 

18 recovering improper payments or contractor support 

19 in the implementation of the Improper Payments In20 formation Act of 2002, as amended by the Improper 

21 Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 

22 and Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery 

23 Improvement Act of 2012, and Fraud Reduction and 

24 Data Analytics Act of 2015: Provided, That amounts 


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1 in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and 

2 (2)— 

3 (A) shall be credited to and merged with 

4 the appropriation from which the improper pay5 ments were made, and shall be available for the 

6 purposes and period for which such appropria7 tions are available: Provided further, That 

8 where specific project or accounting information 

9 associated with the improper payment or pay10 ments is not readily available, the Secretary 

11 may credit an appropriate account, which shall 

12 be available for the purposes and period associ13 ated with the account so credited; or 

14 (B) if no such appropriation remains avail15 able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis16 cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 

17 to depositing such recovery in the Treasury, the 

18 Secretary shall notify the House and Senate 

19 Committees on Appropriations of the amount 

20 and reasons for such transfer: Provided further, 

21 That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘im22 proper payments’’ has the same meaning as 

23 that provided in section 2(e)(2) of Public Law 

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1 SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are 

3 subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 

4 be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap5 propriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice 

6 shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Commit7 tees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action 

8 shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Sen9 ate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the 

10 Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other 

11 congressional committees of the action of the House and 

12 Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogram13 ming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on 

14 which the reprogramming action has been approved or de15 nied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria16 tions. 

17 SEC. 189. Funds appropriated in this Act to the 

18 modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of 

19 the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim20 bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 

21 costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 

22 a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or 

23 administrations. 

24 SEC. 190. The Secretary of Transportation is author25 ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform 


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1 standards for developing and supporting agency transit 

2 pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 

3 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of 

4 transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. 

5 SEC. 191. The Department of Transportation may 

6 use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist 

7 a contract under title 49, United States Code or title 23, 

8 United States Code, utilizing geographic, economic, or any 

9 other hiring preference not otherwise authorized by law, 

10 or to amend a rule, regulation, policy or other measure 

11 that forbids a recipient of a Federal Highway Administra12 tion or Federal Transit Administration grant from impos13 ing such hiring preference on a contract or construction 

14 project with which the Department of Transportation is 

15 assisting, only if the grant recipient certifies the fol16 lowing— 

17 (1) that except with respect to apprentices or train18 ees, a pool of readily available but unemployed individuals 

19 possessing the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the 

20 work that the contract requires resides in the jurisdiction; 

21 (2) that the grant recipient will include appropriate 

22 provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor 

23 does not displace any of its existing employees in order 

24 to satisfy such hiring preference; and 


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1 (3) that any increase in the cost of labor, training, 

2 or delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference 

3 does not delay or displace any transportation project in 

4 the applicable Statewide Transportation Improvement 

5 Program or Transportation Improvement Program. 

6 SEC. 192. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth7 erwise made available by this Act may be used to termi8 nate a grant or cooperative agreement with the California 

9 High Speed Rail Authority, de-obligate funding associated 

10 with a grant or cooperative agreement with the California 

11 High Speed Rail Authority, or require the State of Cali12 fornia or the California High Speed Rail Authority to 

13 repay funding previously obligated and expended. 

14 (b) Subsection (a) shall apply to Cooperative Agree15 ment No. FR–HSR–0009–10–01–06 and any other grant 

16 or cooperative agreement with the California High Speed 

17 Rail Authority in effect on or after enactment of this Act. 

18 (c) Notwithstanding the Department of Transpor19 tation Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–117), 

20 de-obligated funds associated with Cooperative Agreement 

21 No. FR–HSR–0118–12–01–01— 

22 (1) may not be made available for any purpose 

23 until the final determination of any litigation con24 cerning those funds; and 


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1 (2) upon the final determination of any such 

2 litigation, shall be made available only for high-speed 

3 rail projects under section 26106 of title 49, United 

4 States Code, in accordance with such section, except 

5 the Secretary of Transportation shall— 

6 (A) issue a Notice of Funding Opportunity 

7 for such grants no later than 30 days after the 

8 final determination of such litigation; 

9 (B) require that such Notice of Funding 

10 Opportunity shall require application submis11 sions no later than 30 days after the issuance 

12 of such Notice; 

13 (C) award grants no later than 60 days 

14 after the issuance of such Notice; and 

15 (D) require applicants to provide the Sec16 retary with completed documentation with re17 spect to any required environmental impact 

18 statements within the application for a grant. 

19 SEC. 193. Section 603(b) of title 23, United States 

20 Code, is amended by striking paragraph (8) and inserting 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(8) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwith23 standing paragraph (9) and section 117(j)(2), 

24 the proceeds of a secured loan under the TIFIA 

25 program shall be considered to be part of the 


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1 non-Federal share of project costs required 

2 under this title or chapter 53 of title 49, if the 

3 loan is repayable from non-Federal funds.’’. 

4 SEC. 194. Section 502(b)(3) of the Railroad Revital5 ization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 

6 822(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘only during the 4-year 

7 period beginning on the date of enactment of the Pas8 senger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015’’ and in9 serting ‘‘until September 30, 2020’’. 

10 SEC. 195. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

11 title may be made available to issue grants to entities that 

12 do not comply with practices for control system procure13 ment recommended by the United States Department of 

14 Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Commu15 nications Integration Center. 

16 (b) The Secretary of Transportation may waive the 

17 requirement to comply with the practices described in sub18 section (a) if the Secretary finds that— 

19 (1) requiring compliance would be inconsistent 

20 with the public interest; and 

21 (2) the Secretary notifies the House and Senate 

22 Committees on Appropriations no less than 3 days 

23 before issuing a waiver under this subsection. 

24 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans25 portation Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 


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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

3 DEVELOPMENT 

4 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

5 EXECUTIVE OFFICES

6 For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of7 fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Sec8 retary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congres9 sional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, 

10 Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the 

11 Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, 

12 $14,788,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

13 $1,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 

14 2021, and of which $4,557,000 (reduced by $4,000,000) 

15 is for the Office of the Secretary and $2,192,000 (reduced 

16 by $1,000,000) is for the Office of Congressional and 

17 Intergovernmental Relations: Provided, That not to exceed 

18 $20,000 of the total amount made available under this 

19 heading shall be available to the Secretary for official re20 ception and representation expenses as the Secretary may 

21 determine: Provided further, That none of the funds made 

22 available in this title or title II of division G of Public 

23 Law 116–6 may be reprogrammed or otherwise used to 

24 increase the appropriation provided by this title for the 

25 Office of the Secretary or the Office of Congressional and 


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1 Intergovernmental Relations: Provided further, That none 

2 of the funds made available by this or any other Act may 

3 be used to detail any individual to the Office of the Sec4 retary or the Office of Congressional and Intergovern5 mental Relations: Provided further, That none of the funds 

6 made available by this Act may be used to pay the salary 

7 of any individual occupying a political position in the Of8 fice of Budget: Provided further, That for the purposes 

9 of the previous proviso, the term ‘‘political position’’ 

10 means the following: a position described under sections 

11 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating 

12 to the Executive Schedule); a noncareer appointment in 

13 the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraph 

14 (7) of section 3132(a) of such title; a position in the execu15 tive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy16 determining character under schedule C of subpart C of 

17 part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; or any 

18 other position that has been excepted from the competitive 

19 service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, 

20 policy-making, or policy-advocating character. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES

22 For necessary salaries and expenses for Administra23 tive Support Offices, $521,500,000 (reduced by 

24 $5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

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1 2021: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this 

2 heading— 

3 (1) not to exceed $52,691,000 shall be for the 

4 Office of the Chief Financial Officer; 

5 (2) not to exceed $95,890,000 (reduced by 

6 $1,000,000) shall be for the Office of the General 

7 Counsel, of which not less than $20,000,000 shall be 

8 for the Departmental Enforcement Center; 

9 (3) not to exceed $54,000,000 shall be for the 

10 Office of Field Policy and Management; 

11 (4) not to exceed $3,900,000 shall be for the 

12 Office of Departmental Equal Employment Oppor13 tunity; 

14 (5) not less than $55,019,000 shall be for the 

15 Office of the Chief Information Officer; and 

16 (6) not to exceed $260,000,000 (reduced by 

17 $5,000,000) shall be for the Assistant Secretary for 

18 Administration: 

19 Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 

20 may be used for hire of passenger motor vehicles and serv21 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, 

22 That the Secretary shall provide the House and Senate 

23 Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notifica24 tion regarding the status of pending congressional reports: 

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1 tronic form all signed reports required by Congress: Pro2 vided further, That not more than 10 percent of the funds 

3 made available under this heading for the Office of Chief 

4 Financial Officer for the financial transformation initia5 tive may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the 

6 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, for ap7 proval, a plan for expenditure that includes the financial 

8 and internal control capabilities to be delivered and the 

9 mission benefits to be realized, key milestones to be met, 

10 and the relationship between the proposed use of funds 

11 made available under this heading and the projected total 

12 cost and scope of the initiative. 

13 PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Of15 fices, $849,144,000 (reduced by $2,000,000), to remain 

16 available until September 30, 2021: Provided, the amounts 

17 made available under this heading are provided as fol18 lows— 

19 (1) not to exceed $230,000,000 (reduced by 

20 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) shall be 

21 available for the Office of Public and Indian Hous22 ing, of which $10,200,000 is for: (a) the Secretary 

23 of Housing and Urban Development for carrying out 

24 any authorities of such Secretary under chapter 11 

25 of subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 


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1 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12351) and subtitle N of such Act 

2 (34 U.S.C. 12471 et seq.); (b) public housing inspec3 tions and assessments as referred in paragraph (2) 

4 of the heading ‘‘Public Housing Capital Fund’’ in 

5 this title; and (c) public housing inspections, moni6 toring and oversight of activities, and other assist7 ance authorized under title I of the Native American 

8 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

9 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), title I 

10 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 

11 1974 with respect to Indian tribes (42 U.S.C. 

12 5306(a)(1)), section 184 of the Housing and Com13 munity Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 

14 13a), and Tribal HUD-VASH program; 

15 (2) not to exceed $117,000,000 shall be avail16 able for the Office of Community Planning and De17 velopment, of which $4,656,000 shall be for perma18 nent positions for a disaster recovery workforce; 

19 (3) not to exceed $386,144,000 (reduced by 

20 $2,000,000) shall be available for the Office of 

21 Housing, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall 

22 be for the Office of Recapitalization; 

23 (4) not to exceed $26,000,000 shall be available 

24 for the Office of Policy Development and Research; 


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1 (5) not to exceed $80,000,000 shall be available 

2 for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Oppor3 tunity; and 

4 (6) not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available 

5 for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy 

6 Homes: 

7 Provided further, That the unobligated balances of prior 

8 year appropriations made available under each of the ac9 counts ‘‘Public and Indian Housing’’, ‘‘Community Plan10 ning and Development’’, ‘‘Housing’’, ‘‘Policy Development 

11 and Research’’, ‘‘Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’’, 

12 and ‘‘Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes’’ 

13 under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban 

14 Development—Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’ 

15 shall be transferred to, and merged with, the amounts re16 served for the Office of Public and Indian Housing, the 

17 Office of Community Planning and Development, the Of18 fice of Housing, the Office of Policy Development and Re19 search, the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Oppor20 tunity, and the Office of Lead Hazard Control and 

21 Healthy Homes, respectively, under the heading ‘‘Depart22 ment of Housing and Urban Development—Program Of23 fice Salaries and Expenses’’ in this title. 


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1 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For the working capital fund for the Department of 

4 Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this para5 graph as the ‘‘Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) 

6 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 

7 Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred, including 

8 reimbursements pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund 

9 under this heading shall be available for Federal shared 

10 services used by offices and agencies of the Department, 

11 and for such portion of any office or agency’s printing, 

12 records management, space renovation, furniture, or sup13 ply services as the Secretary determines shall be derived 

14 from centralized sources made available by the Depart15 ment to all offices and agencies and funded through the 

16 Fund: Provided, That of the amounts made available in 

17 this title for salaries and expenses under the headings 

18 ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’, 

19 ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’, and ‘‘Govern20 ment National Mortgage Association’’, the Secretary shall 

21 transfer to the Fund such amounts, to remain available 

22 until expended, as are necessary to fund services, specified 

23 in the matter preceding the first proviso, for which the 

24 appropriation would otherwise have been available, and 

25 may transfer not to exceed an additional $5,000,000, in 


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1 aggregate, from all such appropriations, to be merged with 

2 the Fund and to remain available until expended for any 

3 purpose under this heading: Provided further, That 

4 amounts in the Fund shall be the only amounts available 

5 to each office or agency of the Department for the serv6 ices, or portion of services, specified in the matter pre7 ceding the first proviso: Provided further, That with re8 spect to the Fund, the authorities and conditions under 

9 this heading shall supplement the authorities and condi10 tions provided under section 7(f). 

11 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

12 TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

13 For activities and assistance for the provision of ten14 ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 

15 States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 

16 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 

17 $19,810,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 

18 $2,000,000), to remain available until expended, shall be 

19 available on October 1, 2019 (in addition to the 

20 $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this head21 ing that shall be available on October 1, 2019), and 

22 $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

23 be available on October 1, 2020: Provided, That the 

24 amounts made available under this heading are provided 

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1 (1) $21,400,000,000 shall be available for re2 newals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual 

3 contributions contracts (including renewals of en4 hanced vouchers under any provision of law author5 izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 

6 and including renewal of other special purpose incre7 mental vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding 

8 any other provision of law, from amounts provided 

9 under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec10 retary for the calendar year 2020 funding cycle shall 

11 provide renewal funding for each public housing 

12 agency based on validated voucher management sys13 tem (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior cal14 endar year and by applying an inflation factor as es15 tablished by the Secretary, by notice published in 

16 the Federal Register, and by making any necessary 

17 adjustments for the costs associated with the first18 time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph in19 cluding tenant protection and Choice Neighborhoods 

20 vouchers: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 

21 to the extent necessary to stay within the amount 

22 specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise 

23 modified under this paragraph), prorate each public 

24 housing agency’s allocation otherwise established 

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1 except as provided in the following provisos, the en2 tire amount specified under this paragraph (except 

3 as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be 

4 obligated to the public housing agencies based on the 

5 allocation and pro rata method described above, and 

6 the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of 

7 their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after 

8 enactment of this Act or March 1, 2020: Provided 

9 further, That the Secretary may extend the notifica10 tion period with the prior written approval of the 

11 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 

12 Provided further, That public housing agencies par13 ticipating in the MTW demonstration shall be fund14 ed pursuant to their MTW agreements and in ac15 cordance with the requirements of the MTW pro16 gram and shall be subject to the same pro rata ad17 justments under the previous provisos: Provided fur18 ther, That the Secretary may offset public housing 

19 agencies’ calendar year 2020 allocations based on 

20 the excess amounts of public housing agencies’ net 

21 restricted assets accounts, including HUD-held pro22 grammatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data 

23 in calendar year 2019 that is verifiable and com24 plete), as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur25 ther, That public housing agencies participating in 


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1 the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the 

2 offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding 

3 amounts subject to the single fund budget authority 

4 provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agen5 cies’ calendar year 2020 MTW funding allocation: 

6 Provided further, That the Secretary shall use any 

7 offset referred to in the previous two provisos 

8 throughout the calendar year to prevent the termi9 nation of rental assistance for families as the result 

10 of insufficient funding, as determined by the Sec11 retary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of re12 newal funding allocations: Provided further, That the 

13 Secretary may utilize unobligated balances, including 

14 recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds ap15 propriated under this heading from prior year ap16 propriations (excluding special purpose vouchers), 

17 notwithstanding the purposes for which such 

18 amounts were appropriated, to avoid or reduce such 

19 prorations: Provided further, That up to 

20 $100,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjust21 ments in the allocations for public housing agencies, 

22 after application for an adjustment by a public hous23 ing agency that experienced a significant increase, as 

24 determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of 

25 vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or 


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1 from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) 

2 for vouchers that were not in use during the pre3 vious 12-month period in order to be available to 

4 meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of 

5 the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated 

6 with HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 

7 (HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for adjustments in the 

8 allocations for public housing agencies that (i) are 

9 leasing a lower-than-average percentage of their au10 thorized vouchers, (ii) have low amounts of budget 

11 authority in their net restricted assets accounts and 

12 HUD-held programmatic reserves, relative to other 

13 agencies, and (iii) are not participating in the Mov14 ing to Work demonstration, to enable such agencies 

15 to lease more vouchers; (5) for public housing agen16 cies that despite taking reasonable cost savings 

17 measures, as determined by the Secretary, would 

18 otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance 

19 for families as a result of insufficient funding; and 

20 (6) for public housing agencies that have experi21 enced increased costs or loss of units in an area for 

22 which the President declared a disaster under title 

23 IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

24 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.): 

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1 amounts under the previous proviso based on need, 

2 as determined by the Secretary; 

3 (2) $150,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 

4 assistance for relocation and replacement of housing 

5 units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 

6 section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 

7 projects to assistance under section 8, the family 

8 unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 

9 relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 

10 combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu11 ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu12 tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 

13 of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 

14 of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood 

15 vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and 

16 tenant protection assistance including replacement 

17 and relocation assistance or for project-based assist18 ance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elder19 ly tenants currently residing in section 202 prop20 erties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refi21 nanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amend22 ed, or under the authority as provided under this 

23 Act: Provided, That when a public housing develop24 ment is submitted for demolition or disposition 

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1 vide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose 

2 an imminent health and safety risk to residents: 

3 Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 

4 replacement vouchers for all units that cease to be 

5 available as assisted housing, subject only to the 

6 availability of funds: Provided further, That of the 

7 amounts made available under this paragraph, 

8 $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant pro9 tection assistance, not otherwise provided under this 

10 paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy 

11 areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 

12 30 percent of household income, as the result of: (A) 

13 the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or sec14 tion 202 loan that requires the permission of the 

15 Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expira16 tion of a rental assistance contract for which the 

17 tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or ten18 ant protection assistance under existing law; or (C) 

19 the expiration of affordability restrictions accom20 panying a mortgage or preservation program admin21 istered by the Secretary: Provided further, That such 

22 tenant protection assistance made available under 

23 the previous proviso may be provided under the au24 thority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the 

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1 1437f(t)): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

2 issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, 

3 including, but not limited to, requirements for defin4 ing eligible at-risk households within 60 days of the 

5 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That any 

6 tenant protection voucher made available from 

7 amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued 

8 by any public housing agency, except the replace9 ment vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, 

10 when the initial family that received any such vouch11 er no longer receives such voucher, and the authority 

12 for any public housing agency to issue any such 

13 voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further, That 

14 the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assist15 ance from amounts made available under this para16 graph for units assisted under a project-based sub17 sidy contract funded under the ‘‘Project-Based 

18 Rental Assistance’’ heading under this title where 

19 the owner has received a Notice of Default and the 

20 units pose an imminent health and safety risk to 

21 residents: Provided further, That to the extent that 

22 the Secretary determines that such units are not 

23 feasible for continued rental assistance payments or 

24 transfer of the subsidy contract associated with such 

25 units to another project or projects and owner or 


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1 owners, any remaining amounts associated with such 

2 units under such contract shall be recaptured and 

3 used to reimburse amounts used under this para4 graph for rental assistance under the preceding pro5 viso; 

6 (3) $1,925,000,000 shall be for administrative 

7 and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad8 ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist9 ance program, of which up to $30,000,000 shall be 

10 available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous11 ing agencies that need additional funds to admin12 ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ13 ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist14 ance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 

15 HUD–VASH vouchers, and other special purpose in16 cremental vouchers: Provided, That no less than 

17 $1,895,000,000 of the amount provided in this para18 graph shall be allocated to public housing agencies 

19 for the calendar year 2020 funding cycle based on 

20 section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation 

21 Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the 

22 enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Re23 sponsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Pro24 vided further, That if the amounts made available 

25 under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the 


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1 amounts determined under the previous proviso, the 

2 Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to 

3 agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all 

4 agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or 

5 may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment 

6 of amounts determined under the previous proviso, 

7 utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures 

8 and carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated 

9 to the Department of Housing and Urban Develop10 ment under this heading from prior fiscal years, ex11 cluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding 

12 the purposes for which such amounts were appro13 priated: Provided further, That all public housing 

14 agencies participating in the MTW demonstration 

15 shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements 

16 and in accordance with the requirements of the 

17 MTW program, and shall be subject to the same 

18 uniform percentage decrease as under the previous 

19 proviso: Provided further, That amounts provided 

20 under this paragraph shall be only for activities re21 lated to the provision of tenant-based rental assist22 ance authorized under section 8, including related 

23 development activities; 

24 (4) $225,000,000 shall be for the renewal of 

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1 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous2 ing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary ad3 ministrative expenses: Provided, That administrative 

4 and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad5 ministering the special purpose vouchers in this 

6 paragraph shall be funded under the same terms 

7 and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the 

8 percent decrease for administrative and other ex9 penses to public housing agencies under paragraph 

10 (3) of this heading: 

11 (5) $5,000,000 shall be for rental assistance 

12 and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD– 

13 VASH to serve Native American veterans that are 

14 homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near 

15 a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided, That 

16 such amount shall be made available for renewal 

17 grants to recipients that received assistance under 

18 prior Acts under the Tribal HUD–VASH program: 

19 Provided further, That the Secretary shall be author20 ized to specify criteria for renewal grants, including 

21 data on the utilization of assistance reported by 

22 grant recipients: Provided further, That any amounts 

23 remaining after such renewal assistance is awarded 

24 may be available for new grants to recipients eligible 

25 to receive block grants under the Native American 


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1 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

2 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) for rental assistance 

3 and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD4 VASH to serve Native American veterans that are 

5 homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near 

6 a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided further, 

7 That funds shall be awarded based on need, and ad8 ministrative capacity established by the Secretary in 

9 a Notice published in the Federal Register after co10 ordination with the Secretary of the Department of 

11 Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That renewal 

12 grants and new grants under this paragraph shall be 

13 administered in accordance with program require14 ments under the Native American Housing Assist15 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and mod16 eled after the HUD-VASH program: Provided fur17 ther, That the Secretary shall be authorized to 

18 waive, or specify alternative requirements for any 

19 provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec20 retary administers in connection with the use of 

21 funds made available under this paragraph (except 

22 for requirements related to fair housing, non23 discrimination, labor standards, and the environ24 ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any 

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1 essary for the effective delivery and administration 

2 of such assistance: Provided further, That grant re3 cipients shall report to the Secretary on utilization 

4 of such rental assistance and other program data, as 

5 prescribed by the Secretary: Provided further, That 

6 the Secretary may reallocate, as determined by the 

7 Secretary, amounts returned or recaptured from 

8 awards under prior Acts; 

9 (6) $40,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) for 

10 incremental rental voucher assistance for use 

11 through a supported housing program administered 

12 in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Af13 fairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the 

14 United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided, That 

15 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

16 shall make such funding available, notwithstanding 

17 section 203 (competition provision) of this title, to 

18 public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA 

19 Medical Centers or other entities as designated by 

20 the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

21 based on geographical need for such assistance as 

22 identified by the Secretary of the Department of 

23 Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administra24 tive performance, and other factors as specified by 

25 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 


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1 consultation with the Secretary of the Department 

2 of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That the Sec3 retary of Housing and Urban Development may 

4 waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in 

5 consultation with the Secretary of the Department 

6 of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or 

7 regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

8 Development administers in connection with the use 

9 of funds made available under this paragraph (ex10 cept for requirements related to fair housing, non11 discrimination, labor standards, and the environ12 ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any 

13 such waivers or alternative requirements are nec14 essary for the effective delivery and administration 

15 of such voucher assistance: Provided further, That 

16 assistance made available under this paragraph shall 

17 continue to remain available for homeless veterans 

18 upon turn-over; 

19 (7) $40,000,000 shall be made available for 

20 new incremental voucher assistance through the 

21 family unification program as authorized by section 

22 8(x) of the Act: Provided, That the assistance made 

23 available under this paragraph shall continue to re24 main available for family unification upon turnover: 

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1 administering voucher assistance appropriated in a 

2 prior Act under the family unification program that 

3 determines that it no longer has an identified need 

4 for such assistance upon turnover, such agency shall 

5 notify the Secretary, and the Secretary shall recap6 ture such assistance from the agency and reallocate 

7 it to any other public housing agency or agencies 

8 based on need for voucher assistance in connection 

9 with such program: Provided further, That of the 

10 amounts made available under this paragraph, up to 

11 $20,000,000 shall be for assistance for youth under 

12 section 8(x) of the Act: Provided further, That not13 withstanding other laws, the Secretary shall, subject 

14 only to the availability of funds, allocate such assist15 ance to any public housing agencies that (1) admin16 ister assistance under section 8(x), or seek to admin17 ister such assistance, consistent with procedures es18 tablished by the Secretary, and (2) have requested 

19 such assistance so that they may provide timely as20 sistance to eligible youth: Provided further, That 

21 public housing agencies shall not reissue any assist22 ance made available from amounts under this para23 graph when the initial youth that received any such 

24 assistance no longer receives it, unless approved by 

25 the Secretary; 


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1 (8) $25,000,000 shall be made available for the 

2 mobility demonstration authorized under section 235 

3 of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

4 2019 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; Public Law 116–6; 

5 133 Stat. 465), of which up to $5,000,000 shall be 

6 for new incremental voucher assistance and the re7 mainder of which shall be available to provide mobil8 ity-related services to families with children, includ9 ing pre- and post-move counseling and rent deposits, 

10 and to offset the administrative costs of operating 

11 the mobility demonstration: Provided, That incre12 mental voucher assistance made available under this 

13 paragraph shall be for families with children partici14 pating in the mobility demonstration and shall con15 tinue to remain available for families with children 

16 upon turnover: Provided further, That for any public 

17 housing agency administering voucher assistance 

18 under the mobility demonstration that determines 

19 that it no longer has an identified need for such as20 sistance upon turnover, such agency shall notify the 

21 Secretary, and the Secretary shall recapture such as22 sistance from the agency and reallocate it to any 

23 other public housing agency or agencies based on 

24 need for voucher assistance in connection with such 

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1 (9) the Secretary shall separately track all spe2 cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 

3 HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

4 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

5 Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car6 ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart7 ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 

8 heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 

9 Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist10 ance’’, for fiscal year 2020 and prior years may be used 

11 for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 

12 contracts and for performance-based contract administra13 tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 

14 were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 

15 of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that 

16 have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further, 

17 That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during 

18 the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based con19 tracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal 

20 year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of addi21 tional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount re22 scinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until 

23 expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, 

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1 PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

2 For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 

3 carry out capital and management activities for public 

4 housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 

5 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) 

6 (the ‘‘Act’’) $2,855,057,000, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2023: Provided, That the amounts made 

8 available under this heading are provided as follows— 

9 (1) notwithstanding any other provision of law 

10 or regulation, during fiscal year 2020, the Secretary 

11 of Housing and Urban Development may not dele12 gate to any Department official other than the Dep13 uty Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public 

14 and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph 

15 (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the 

16 time periods under such section: Provided further, 

17 That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘ob18 ligate’’ means, with respect to amounts, that the 

19 amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will 

20 result in outlays, immediately or in the future; 

21 (2) $28,000,000 shall be to support ongoing 

22 public housing financial and physical assessment ac23 tivities, pilot a new physical inspection process, and 

24 implement the recommendations made in the March 

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1 port ‘‘Real Estate Inspection Center: HUD should 

2 Improve Physical Inspection Process and Oversight 

3 of Inspectors’’ (GAO–19–254); 

4 (3) up to $16,000,000 shall be to support the 

5 costs of administrative and judicial receiverships; 

6 (4) not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be available 

7 for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding 

8 section 203 of this Act, to public housing agencies 

9 for emergency capital needs including safety and se10 curity measures necessary to address crime and 

11 drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from 

12 unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and nat13 ural disasters excluding Presidentially declared 

14 emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert 

15 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2020: 

17 Provided further, That of the amount made available 

18 under this paragraph, not less than $10,000,000 

19 shall be for safety and security measures: Provided 

20 further, That in addition to the amount in the pre21 vious proviso for such safety and security measures, 

22 any amounts that remain available, after all applica23 tions received on or before September 30, 2021, for 

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1 be allocated to public housing agencies for such safe2 ty and security measures; 

3 (5) Provided further, That for funds provided 

4 under this heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) 

5 of the Act shall be 25 percent: Provided further, 

6 That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the 

7 previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to 

8 fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) 

9 of the Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 

10 shall notify public housing agencies requesting waiv11 ers under the previous proviso if the request is ap12 proved or denied within 14 days of submitting the 

13 request: Provided further, That from the funds made 

14 available under this heading, the Secretary shall pro15 vide bonus awards in fiscal year 2020 to public 

16 housing agencies that are designated high per17 formers: Provided further, That the Department 

18 shall notify public housing agencies of their formula 

19 allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act; 

20 (6) $25,000,000 shall be available for competi21 tive grants to public housing agencies to evaluate 

22 and reduce lead-based paint hazards in public hous23 ing by carrying out the activities of risk assess24 ments, abatement, and interim controls (as those 

25 terms are defined in section 1004 of the Residential 


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1 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 

2 (42 U.S.C. 4851b)): Provided further, That for pur3 poses of environmental review, a grant under this 

4 paragraph shall be considered funds for projects or 

5 activities under title I of the United States Housing 

6 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for purposes 

7 of section 26 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and 

8 shall be subject to the regulations implementing 

9 such section; and 

10 (7) $25,000,000 shall be available for competi11 tive grants to public housing agencies for activities 

12 authorized under the Healthy Homes Initiative, pur13 suant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and 

14 Urban Development Act of 1970, which shall include 

15 research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, 

16 including education and outreach concerning mold, 

17 carbon monoxide poisoning, and other housing-re18 lated diseases and hazards. 

19 PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

20 For 2020 payments to public housing agencies for the 

21 operation and management of public housing, as author22 ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 

23 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,753,116,000, to remain 

24 available until September 30, 2021. 


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1 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

2 For competitive grants under the Choice Neighbor3 hoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 

4 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise 

5 specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabili6 tation, and replacement housing needs of both public and 

7 HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 

8 poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neigh9 borhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 

10 transportation and access to jobs, $300,000,000, to re11 main available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That 

12 grant funds may be used for resident and community serv13 ices, community development, and affordable housing 

14 needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or 

15 foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided fur16 ther, That the use of funds made available under this 

17 heading shall not be deemed to be public housing notwith18 standing section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, 

19 That grantees shall commit to an additional period of af20 fordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 

21 20 years: Provided further, That grantees shall provide a 

22 match in State, local, other Federal or private funds: Pro23 vided further, That grantees may include local govern24 ments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and non25 profits: Provided further, That for-profit developers may 


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1 apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further, That 

2 for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be 

3 treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of 

4 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

5 1437x), and grants under this heading shall be subject 

6 to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement 

7 such section: Provided further, That of the amount pro8 vided, not less than $150,000,000 shall be awarded to 

9 public housing agencies: Provided further, That such 

10 grantees shall create partnerships with other local organi11 zations including assisted housing owners, service agen12 cies, and resident organizations: Provided further, That 

13 the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Edu14 cation, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Serv15 ices, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, 

16 and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

17 Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Fed18 eral resources: Provided further, That no more than 

19 $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading 

20 may be provided as grants to undertake comprehensive 

21 local planning with input from residents and the commu22 nity: Provided further, That unobligated balances, includ23 ing recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under 

24 the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public 

25 Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal 


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1 years may be used for purposes under this heading, not2 withstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 

3 appropriated: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

4 issue the Notice of Funding Availability for funds made 

5 available under this heading no later than 120 days after 

6 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec7 retary shall make grant awards no later than one year 

8 from the date of enactment of this Act in such amounts 

9 that the Secretary determines: Provided further, That not10 withstanding section 24(o) of the United States Housing 

11 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the Secretary may, 

12 until September 30, 2023, obligate any available unobli13 gated balances made available under this heading in this, 

14 or any prior Act. 

15 SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS

16 For activities and assistance related to Self-Suffi17 ciency Programs, to remain available until September 30, 

18 2023, $150,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000): Provided, 

19 That the amounts made available under this heading are 

20 provided as follows— 

21 (1) $100,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) 

22 shall be for the Family Self-Sufficiency program to 

23 support family self-sufficiency coordinators under 

24 section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

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1 local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance 

2 under sections 8 and 9 of such Act with public and 

3 private resources, and enable eligible families to 

4 achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency: 

5 Provided, That the Secretary may, by Federal Reg6 ister notice, waive or specify alternative require7 ments under subsections (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(5), or 

8 (c)(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate 

9 the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program 

10 for individuals receiving assistance under different 

11 provisions of the Act, as determined by the Sec12 retary: Provided further, That owners of a privately 

13 owned multifamily property with a section 8 contract 

14 may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency pro15 gram available to the assisted tenants of such prop16 erty in accordance with procedures established by 

17 the Secretary: Provided further, That such proce18 dures established pursuant to the previous proviso 

19 shall permit participating tenants to accrue escrow 

20 funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) and shall 

21 allow owners to use funding from residual receipt ac22 counts to hire coordinators for their own Family 

23 Self-Sufficiency program; 

24 (2) $35,000,000 shall be for the Resident Op25 portunity and Self-Sufficiency program to provide 


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1 for supportive services, service coordinators, and 

2 congregate services as authorized by section 34 of 

3 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

4 1437z–6) and the Native American Housing Assist5 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

6 4101 et seq.); and 

7 (3) $15,000,000 shall be for a Jobs-Plus initia8 tive, modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: 

9 Provided, That funding provided under this para10 graph shall be available for competitive grants to 

11 partnerships between public housing authorities, 

12 local workforce investment boards established under 

13 section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor14 tunity Act of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), and other 

15 agencies and organizations that provide support to 

16 help public housing residents obtain employment and 

17 increase earnings: Provided further, That applicants 

18 must demonstrate the ability to provide services to 

19 residents, partner with workforce investment boards, 

20 and leverage service dollars: Provided further, That 

21 the Secretary may allow public housing agencies to 

22 request exemptions from rent and income limitation 

23 requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United 

24 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a, 

25 1437d), as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus 


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1 program, on such terms and conditions as the Sec2 retary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary 

3 that any such waivers or alternative requirements 

4 are necessary for the effective implementation of the 

5 Jobs-Plus initiative as a voluntary program for resi6 dents: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

7 publish by notice in the Federal Register any waiv8 ers or alternative requirements pursuant to the pre9 ceding proviso no later than 10 days before the ef10 fective date of such notice: Provided further, That 

11 for funds provided under this paragraph, the limita12 tion in section 9(g)(1) of the United States Housing 

13 Act of 1937 shall be 25 percent: Provided further, 

14 That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the 

15 previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to 

16 fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) 

17 of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 

18 shall notify public housing agencies requesting waiv19 ers under the previous proviso if the request is ap20 proved or denied within 14 days of submitting the 

21 request: Provided further, That from the funds made 

22 available under this heading, the Secretary shall pro23 vide bonus awards in fiscal year 2020 to public 

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1 shall notify public housing agencies of their formula 

2 allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

3 NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For activities and assistance authorized under title 

6 I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self7 Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 

8 et seq.), title I of the Housing and Community Develop9 ment Act of 1974 with respect to Indian tribes (42 U.S.C. 

10 5306(a)(1)), and related training and technical assistance, 

11 $855,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000), to remain avail12 able until September 30, 2024, unless otherwise specified: 

13 Provided, That amounts made available under this head14 ing are provided as follows— 

15 (1) $671,000,000 shall be for the Native Amer16 ican Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 

17 under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That, not18 withstanding NAHASDA, to determine the amount 

19 of the allocation under title I of such Act for each 

20 Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula 

21 under section 302 of such Act with the need compo22 nent based on single-race census data and with the 

23 need component based on multi-race census data, 

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1 tion amounts: Provided further, That the Depart2 ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 

3 within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act; 

4 (2) $2,000,000 shall be for the cost of guaran5 teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by 

6 title VI of NAHASDA: Provided, That such costs, 

7 including the costs of modifying such notes and 

8 other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 

9 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend10 ed: Provided further, That these funds are available 

11 to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes 

12 and other obligations, any part of which is to be 

13 guaranteed, not to exceed $32,000,000; 

14 (3) $100,000,000 shall be for competitive 

15 grants under the Native American Housing Block 

16 Grants program, as authorized under title I of 

17 NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli18 gate this additional amount for competitive grants to 

19 eligible recipients authorized under NAHASDA that 

20 apply for funds: Provided further, That in awarding 

21 this additional amount, the Secretary shall consider 

22 need and administrative capacity, and shall give pri23 ority to projects that will spur construction and re24 habilitation: Provided further, That a grant funded 

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1 $10,000,000: Provided further, That up to 1 percent 

2 of this additional amount may be transferred, in ag3 gregate, to the Office of Public and Indian Housing 

4 under paragraph (1) of the heading ‘‘Program Office 

5 Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary costs of ad6 ministering and overseeing the obligation and ex7 penditure of this additional amount: Provided fur8 ther, That any funds transferred pursuant to this 

9 paragraph shall remain available until September 

10 30, 2025; 

11 (4) $75,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) 

12 shall be for grants to Indian tribes for carrying out 

13 the Indian Community Development Block Grant 

14 program under title I of the Housing and Commu15 nity Development Act of 1974, notwithstanding sec16 tion 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwith17 standing any other provision of law (including sec18 tion 203 of this Act), up to $5,000,000 may be used 

19 for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to 

20 health and safety: Provided, That not to exceed 20 

21 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated 

22 under this paragraph shall be expended for planning 

23 and management development and administration: 

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1 paragraph shall remain available until September 

2 30, 2022; and 

3 (5) $7,000,000 shall be for providing training 

4 and technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian 

5 housing authorities and tribally designated housing 

6 entities, to support the inspection of Indian housing 

7 units, contract expertise, and for training and tech8 nical assistance related to funding provided under 

9 this heading and other headings under this Act for 

10 the needs of Native American families and Indian 

11 country: Provided, That of the funds made available 

12 under this paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 shall 

13 be available for a national organization as author14 ized under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 

15 4212): Provided further, That notwithstanding the 

16 provisions of the Federal Grant and Cooperative 

17 Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301–6308), 

18 the amounts made available under this paragraph 

19 may be used by the Secretary to enter into coopera20 tive agreements with public and private organiza21 tions, agencies, institutions, and other technical as22 sistance providers to support the administration of 

23 negotiated rulemaking under section 106 of 

24 NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4116), the administration of 

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1 NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152), and the administra2 tion of performance tracking and reporting under 

3 section 407 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167). 

4 INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM

5 ACCOUNT

6 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 

7 section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 

8 Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $2,500,000, to re9 main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 

10 including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 

11 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

12 of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available 

13 to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 

14 be guaranteed, up to $1,000,000,000, to remain available 

15 until expended: Provided further, That up to $500,000 of 

16 this amount may be for administrative contract expenses 

17 including management processes and systems to carry out 

18 the loan guarantee program. 

19 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

20 For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro21 gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native Amer22 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

23 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $2,500,000, to remain 

24 available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That not25 withstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department 


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1 of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest grant amounts 

2 provided under this heading in investment securities and 

3 other obligations: Provided further, That amounts made 

4 available under this heading in this and prior fiscal years 

5 may be used to provide rental assistance to eligible Native 

6 Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian Home 

7 Lands, notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

8 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

9 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

10 For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per11 sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS 

12 Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 

13 $410,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2021, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 

15 854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 

17 all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 

18 that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such 

19 Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 

20 year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program 

21 requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 

22 under such section: Provided further, That the Depart23 ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation with24 in 60 days of enactment of this Act. 


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1 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

2 For carrying out the community development block 

3 grant program under title I of the Housing and Commu4 nity Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

5 5301 et seq.)(‘‘the Act’’ herein), $3,600,000,000, to re6 main available until September 30, 2022, unless otherwise 

7 specified: Provided, That unless explicitly provided for 

8 under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 

9 made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be 

10 expended for planning and management development and 

11 administration: Provided further, That a metropolitan city, 

12 urban county, unit of general local government, or insular 

13 area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this 

14 heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or 

15 any portion of such funds to another such entity in ex16 change for any other funds, credits or non-Federal consid17 erations, but must use such funds for activities eligible 

18 under title I of the Act: Provided further, That notwith19 standing section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds provided 

20 under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity 

21 for an economic development project under section 

22 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and se23 lected in accordance with guidelines required under sub24 section (e)(2): Provided further, That the Department 


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1 shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 

2 days of enactment of this Act. 

3 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES

4 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

6 Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2020, commitments to 

7 guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and 

8 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), 

9 any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total 

10 principal amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding any 

11 aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaran12 teed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That 

13 the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwith14 standing subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in 

15 a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, 

16 and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with 

17 section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 

18 Provided further, That such commitment authority funded 

19 by fees may be used to guarantee, or make commitments 

20 to guarantee, notes or other obligations issued by any 

21 State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the 

22 State in accordance with the requirements of such section 

23 108: Provided further, That any State receiving such a 

24 guarantee or commitment under the previous proviso shall 

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1 of general local government in nonentitlement areas that 

2 received the commitment. 

3 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

4 For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as 

5 authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na6 tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended, 

7 $1,750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

8 2023: Provided, That notwithstanding the amount made 

9 available under this heading, the threshold reduction re10 quirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act 

11 (42 U.S.C. 12746(10), 12747(b)(4)) shall not apply to al12 locations of such amount: Provided further, That the De13 partment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 

14 within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 

15 That section 218(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) 

16 shall not apply with respect to the right of a jurisdiction 

17 to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust Fund 

18 that otherwise expired or would expire in 2016, 2017, 

19 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022 under that section: Pro20 vided further, That section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

21 12771(b)) shall not apply to any uninvested funds that 

22 otherwise were deducted or would be deducted from the 

23 line of credit in the participating jurisdiction’s HOME In24 vestment Trust Fund in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022 

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1 in housing to be developed, sponsored, or owned by com2 munity housing development organizations. 

3 SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP

4 OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

5 For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op6 portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 

7 Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as 

8 amended, $55,000,000, to remain available until Sep9 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That of the total amount pro10 vided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made 

11 available to the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity 

12 Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing 

13 Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: 

14 Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 

15 this heading, $40,000,000 shall be made available for the 

16 second, third, and fourth capacity building activities au17 thorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration 

18 Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than 

19 $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural capacity 

20 building activities: Provided further, That of the total 

21 amount provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be 

22 made available for capacity building by national rural 

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1 profits, local governments, and Indian Tribes serving high 

2 need rural communities. 

3 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

4 For the Emergency Solutions Grants program as au5 thorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney6 Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the Con7 tinuum of Care program as authorized under subtitle C 

8 of title IV of such Act; and the Rural Housing Stability 

9 Assistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title 

10 IV of such Act, $2,800,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) 

11 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (in12 creased by $1,000,000), to remain available until Sep13 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That not less than 

14 $290,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this head15 ing shall be available for such Emergency Solutions 

16 Grants program: Provided further, That not less than 

17 $2,344,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 

18 heading shall be available for such Continuum of Care and 

19 Rural Housing Stability Assistance programs: Provided 

20 further, That of the amounts made available under this 

21 heading, up to $50,000,000 shall be made available for 

22 grants for rapid re-housing projects and supportive service 

23 projects providing coordinated entry, and for eligible ac24 tivities the Secretary determines to be critical in order to 

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1 violence, and stalking: Provided further, That such 

2 projects shall be eligible for renewal under the continuum 

3 of care program subject to the same terms and conditions 

4 as other renewal applicants: Provided further, That up to 

5 $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 

6 shall be available for the national homeless data analysis 

7 project: Provided further, That for all match requirements 

8 applicable to funds made available under this heading for 

9 this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee may use 

10 (or could have used) as a source of match funds other 

11 funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal 

12 agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohi13 bition on any such use of any such funds: Provided further, 

14 That none of the funds provided under this heading shall 

15 be available to provide funding for new projects, except 

16 for projects created through reallocation, unless the Sec17 retary determines that the continuum of care has dem18 onstrated that projects are evaluated and ranked based 

19 on the degree to which they improve the continuum of 

20 care’s system performance: Provided further, That the 

21 Secretary shall prioritize funding under the Continuum of 

22 Care program to continuums of care that have dem23 onstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from lower per24 forming projects to higher performing projects: Provided 

25 further, That all awards of assistance under this heading 


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1 shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless pro2 grams with other mainstream health, social services, and 

3 employment programs for which homeless populations 

4 may be eligible: Provided further, That any unobligated 

5 amounts remaining from funds appropriated under this 

6 heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project7 based rental assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10- 

8 year grant terms may be used for purposes under this 

9 heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 

10 funds were appropriated: Provided further, That all bal11 ances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded 

12 from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and trans13 ferred to this account shall be available, if recaptured, for 

14 Continuum of Care renewals in fiscal year 2020: Provided 

15 further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 

16 formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may 

17 represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the Emer18 gency Solutions Grant program within 60 days of enact19 ment of this Act: Provided further, That up to 

20 $100,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) of the funds ap21 propriated under this heading shall be to implement 

22 projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to 

23 serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, in up to 25 

24 communities can dramatically reduce youth homelessness: 

25 Provided further, That of the amount made available 


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1 under the previous proviso, up to $10,000,000 (increased 

2 by $5,000,000) shall be available to provide technical as3 sistance on improving system responses to youth homeless4 ness, and collection, analysis, use, and reporting of data 

5 and performance measures under the comprehensive ap6 proaches to serve homeless youth, in addition to and in 

7 coordination with other technical assistance funds pro8 vided under this title: Provided further, That the Secretary 

9 may use up to 10 percent of the amount made available 

10 under the previous proviso to build the capacity of current 

11 technical assistance providers or to train new technical as12 sistance providers with verifiable prior experience with sys13 tems and programs for youth experiencing homelessness: 

14 Provided further, That such projects shall be eligible for 

15 renewal under the continuum of care program subject to 

16 the same terms and conditions as other renewal appli17 cants: Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under 

18 seeking assistance under this heading shall not be required 

19 to provide third party documentation to establish their eli20 gibility under 42 U.S.C. 11302(a) or (b) to receive serv21 ices: Provided further, That unaccompanied youth aged 24 

22 and under or families headed by youth aged 24 and under 

23 who are living in unsafe situations may be served by 

24 youth-serving providers funded under this heading: Pro25 vided further, That the Secretary shall consider and award 


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1 projects based solely on the selection criteria from the fis2 cal year 2018 Notice of Funding Availability. 

3 HOUSING PROGRAMS

4 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

5 For activities and assistance for the provision of 

6 project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 

7 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the 

8 Act’’), not otherwise provided for, $12,190,000,000, to re9 main available until expended, shall be available on Octo10 ber 1, 2019 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 

11 appropriated under this heading that became available Oc12 tober 1, 2019), and $400,000,000, to remain available 

13 until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2020: Pro14 vided, That the amounts made available under this head15 ing shall be available for expiring or terminating section 

16 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 

17 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to sec18 tion 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 

19 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered 

20 into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento 

21 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal 

22 of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject 

23 to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low In24 come Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-In25 come Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 


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1 Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 

2 associated with project-based activities and assistance 

3 funded under this paragraph: Provided further, That of 

4 the total amounts provided under this heading, not to ex5 ceed $345,000,000 shall be available for performance6 based contract administrators for section 8 project-based 

7 assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided 

8 further, That the Secretary may also use such amounts 

9 in the previous proviso for performance-based contract ad10 ministrators for the administration of: interest reduction 

11 payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National 

12 Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement 

13 payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and 

14 Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); sec15 tion 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 

16 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts for the 

17 elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 

18 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance con19 tracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities 

20 under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na21 tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); 

22 project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of 

23 the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 

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1 ther, That amounts recaptured under this heading, the 

2 heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or 

3 the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may be used for 

4 renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based con5 tracts or for performance-based contract administrators, 

6 notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 

7 were appropriated: Provided further, That, notwith8 standing any other provision of law, upon the request of 

9 the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual re10 ceipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 

11 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 

12 authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require 

13 that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest14 bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess 

15 of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be 

16 remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 

17 to be available until expended: Provided further, That 

18 amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall 

19 be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided 

20 by this heading for uses authorized under this heading. 

21 HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

22 For capital advances, including amendments to cap23 ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au24 thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 

25 amended, for project rental assistance for the elderly 


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1 under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amend2 ments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of ex3 piring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 

4 term, for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, 

5 including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the 

6 American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 

7 2000, as amended, and for supportive services associated 

8 with the housing, $803,000,000 (increased by 

9 $1,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 

10 2023: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 

11 heading, up to $95,000,000 shall be for service coordina12 tors and the continuation of existing congregate service 

13 grants for residents of assisted housing projects: Provided 

14 further, That amounts under this heading shall be avail15 able for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and 

16 inspection-related activities associated with section 202 

17 projects: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive 

18 the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and con19 ditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial 

20 contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years 

21 in duration: Provided further, That upon request of the 

22 Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts 

23 accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project 

24 rental assistance contract and, upon termination of such 

25 contract, are in excess of an amount to be determined by 


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1 the Secretary shall be remitted to the Department and de2 posited in this account, to remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 2023: Provided further, That amounts depos4 ited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso shall 

5 be available, in addition to the amounts otherwise provided 

6 by this heading, for amendments and renewals: Provided 

7 further, That unobligated balances, including recaptures 

8 and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or ap9 propriated under this heading shall be available for 

10 amendments and renewals in addition to the purposes for 

11 which such funds originally were appropriated: Provided 

12 further, That of the total amount provided under this 

13 heading, $10,000,000, shall be for a program to be estab14 lished by the Secretary to make grants to experienced non15 profit organizations, States, local governments, or public 

16 housing agencies for safety and functional home modifica17 tion repairs to meet the needs of low-income elderly per18 sons to enable them to remain in their primary residence: 

19 Provided further, That of the total amount made available 

20 under the previous proviso, no less than $5,000,000 shall 

21 be available to meet such needs in communities with sub22 stantial rural populations. 

23 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

24 For capital advances, including amendments to cap25 ital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons 


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1 with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cran2 ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 8013), as amended, for project rental assistance 

4 for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under 

5 section 811(d)(2) of such Act, for project assistance con6 tracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 

7 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), including 

8 amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal 

9 of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1- 

10 year term, for project rental assistance to State housing 

11 finance agencies and other appropriate entities as author12 ized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 

13 National Housing Act, and for supportive services associ14 ated with the housing for persons with disabilities as au15 thorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $258,510,000, 

16 to remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 

17 That amounts made available under this heading shall be 

18 available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections 

19 and inspection-related activities associated with section 

20 811 projects: Provided further, That, upon the request of 

21 the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual re22 ceipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 

23 project rental assistance contract and, upon termination 

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1 ment and deposited in this account, to remain available 

2 until September 30, 2023: Provided further, That amounts 

3 deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso 

4 shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise 

5 provided by this heading for amendments and renewals: 

6 Provided further, That unobligated balances, including re7 captures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred 

8 to or appropriated under this heading shall be used for 

9 amendments and renewals in addition to the purposes for 

10 which such funds originally were appropriated. 

11 HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

12 For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 

13 loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 

14 Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 

15 $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

16 2021, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con17 tract services: Provided, That grants made available from 

18 amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded 

19 within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 

20 That funds shall be used for providing counseling and ad21 vice to tenants and homeowners, both current and pro22 spective, with respect to property maintenance, financial 

23 management or literacy, and such other matters as may 

24 be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing 

25 conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the 


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1 responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 

2 administration; and for housing counselor training: Pro3 vided further, That for purposes of providing such grants 

4 from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary 

5 may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, sub6 ject to the availability of annual appropriations. 

7 RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

8 For amendments to contracts under section 101 of 

9 the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 

10 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National 

11 Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, non12 insured rental housing projects, $3,000,000, to remain 

13 available until expended: Provided, That such amount, to14 gether with unobligated balances from recaptured 

15 amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from ter16 minated contracts under such sections of law, and any un17 obligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, re18 maining from funds appropriated under this heading after 

19 fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 

20 up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections 

21 of law. 

22 PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST

23 FUND

24 For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 

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1 ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 

2 $12,400,000 (increased by $500,000), to remain available 

3 until expended, of which $12,400,000 (increased by 

4 $500,000) is to be derived from the Manufactured Hous5 ing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed the 

6 total amount appropriated under this heading shall be 

7 available from the general fund of the Treasury to the ex8 tent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures 

9 pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant 

10 to section 620 of such Act: Provided further, That the 

11 amount made available under this heading from the gen12 eral fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 

13 during fiscal year 2020 so as to result in a final fiscal 

14 year 2020 appropriation from the general fund estimated 

15 at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be 

16 modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 

17 2020 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dispute 

18 resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of 

19 Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect 

20 fees from any program participant: Provided further, That 

21 such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the 

22 Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, 

23 as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary 

24 expenses of such Act: Provided further, That, notwith25 standing the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the 


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1 Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 

2 under such Act through the use of approved service pro3 viders that are paid directly by the recipients of their serv4 ices. 

5 FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

6 MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

7 New commitments to guarantee single family loans 

8 insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall 

9 not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until 

10 September 30, 2021: Provided, That during fiscal year 

11 2020, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 

12 purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 

13 as amended, shall not exceed $1,000,000: Provided fur14 ther, That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso 

15 shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 

16 in connection with sales of single family real properties 

17 owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the 

18 Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further, That 

19 for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Hous20 ing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available 

21 until September 30, 2021: Provided further, That to the 

22 extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed 

23 $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2020, an addi24 tional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be 

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1 loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 

2 amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds 

3 made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000: Pro4 vided further, That notwithstanding the limitation in the 

5 first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing 

6 Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), during fiscal year 2020 the 

7 Secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to 

8 insure mortgages under section 255 of the National Hous9 ing Act only to the extent that the net credit subsidy cost 

10 for such insurance does not exceed zero: Provided further, 

11 That for fiscal year 2020, the Secretary shall not take any 

12 action against a lender solely on the basis of compare ra13 tios that have been adversely affected by defaults on mort14 gages secured by properties in areas where a major dis15 aster was declared in 2017 or 2018 pursuant to the Rob16 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

17 Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 

18 GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

19 New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 

20 the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author21 ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act 

22 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 

23 $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 

24 is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 

25 30, 2021: Provided, That during fiscal year 2020, gross 


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1 obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au2 thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 

3 the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, 

4 which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental en5 tities in connection with the sale of single family real prop6 erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under 

7 such Act. 

8 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

9 GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN

10 GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

11 New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 

12 the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 

13 as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 

14 $550,000,000,000, to remain available until September 

15 30, 2021: Provided, That $27,000,000, to remain avail16 able until September 30, 2021, shall be for necessary sala17 ries and expenses of the Office of Government National 

18 Mortgage Association: Provided further, That to the extent 

19 that guaranteed loan commitments exceed 

20 $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2020, an addi21 tional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be 

22 available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional 

23 guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata 

24 amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case 

25 shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 


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1 $3,000,000: Provided further, That receipts from Commit2 ment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of 

3 the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited 

4 as offsetting collections to this account. 

5 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

6 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

7 For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro8 grams of research and studies relating to housing and 

9 urban problems, as authorized by title V of the Housing 

10 and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z– 

11 1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Sec12 retary of Housing and Urban Development under section 

13 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for 

14 technical assistance, $98,000,000 (increased by 

15 $1,500,000) (reduced by $1,500,000), to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2021: Provided, That the amounts 

17 made available under this heading may be used for the 

18 types of research and studies otherwise provided for and 

19 authorized elsewhere under this title: Provided further, 

20 That with respect to amounts made available under this 

21 heading, notwithstanding section 203 of this title, the Sec22 retary may enter into cooperative agreements funded with 

23 philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, State or 

24 local governments and their agencies, Indian tribes, trib25 ally designated housing entities, or colleges or universities 


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1 for research projects: Provided further, That with respect 

2 to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative 

3 agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match 

4 toward the cost of the project: Provided further, That for 

5 non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance 

6 with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing 

7 and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of 

8 the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency 

9 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu 

10 of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to 

11 documentation of award decisions: Provided further, That 

12 prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Sec13 retary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and 

14 Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allo15 cate funding for this activity: Provided further, That none 

16 of the funds provided under this heading may be available 

17 for the doctoral dissertation research grant program. 

18 FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

19 FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

20 For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth21 erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 

22 Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing 

23 Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing 

24 and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 

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1 2021: Provided, That grants made available from amounts 

2 provided under this heading shall be awarded within 120 

3 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That not4 withstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary may assess 

5 and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing 

6 Training Academy, and may use such funds to develop on7 line courses and provide such training: Provided further, 

8 That of the funds made available under this heading, up 

9 to $450,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing 

10 and Urban Development for the creation and promotion 

11 of translated materials and other programs that support 

12 the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency 

13 in utilizing the services provided by the Department of 

14 Housing and Urban Development. 

15 OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY

16 HOMES

17 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

18 For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author19 ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 

20 Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $290,000,000, to remain 

21 available until September 30, 2022, of which $56,000,000 

22 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec23 tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Develop24 ment Act of 1970, which shall include research, studies, 

25 testing, and demonstration efforts, including education 


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1 and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 

2 other housing-related diseases and hazards: Provided, 

3 That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to 

4 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

5 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of law that further the 

6 purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes 

7 Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program under 

8 this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such 

9 purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be 

10 funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) 

11 of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform 

12 Act of 1994: Provided further, That not less than 

13 $95,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 

14 heading for the award of grants pursuant to section 1011 

15 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 

16 Act of 1992 shall be provided to areas with the highest 

17 lead-based paint abatement needs: Provided further, That 

18 of the amount made available for the Healthy Homes Ini19 tiative, $5,000,000 shall be for the implementation of 

20 projects in up to five communities that are served by both 

21 the Healthy Homes Initiative and Department of Energy 

22 weatherization programs to demonstrate whether the co23 ordination of Healthy Homes remediation activities with 

24 weatherization activities achieves cost savings and better 

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1 Provided further, That each applicant shall certify ade2 quate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry 

3 out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of 

4 funding availability: Provided further, That amounts made 

5 available under this heading in this or prior appropriations 

6 Acts, still remaining available, may be used for any pur7 pose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for 

8 which such amounts were appropriated if a program com9 petition is undersubscribed and there are other program 

10 competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed. 

11 CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND

12 For the mitigation against the exploitation of infor13 mation technology systems and personally identifiable in14 formation; for the development, modernization, and en15 hancement of, modifications to, and infrastructure for De16 partment-wide and program-specific information tech17 nology systems, and for the continuing operation and 

18 maintenance of both Department-wide and program-spe19 cific information systems, and for program-related mainte20 nance activities, $300,000,000 (reduced by $5,000,000), 

21 to remain available until September 30, 2021, of which 

22 $20,000,000 may be used for single family information 

23 technology systems of the Federal Housing Administra24 tion: Provided, That any amounts transferred to this Fund 

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1 vided further, That any amounts transferred to this Fund 

2 from amounts appropriated by previously enacted appro3 priations Acts may be used for the purposes specified 

4 under this Fund, in addition to any other information 

5 technology purposes for which such amounts were appro6 priated: Provided further, That not more than 10 percent 

7 of the funds made available under this heading for devel8 opment, modernization and enhancement may be obligated 

9 until the Secretary submits to the House and Senate Com10 mittees on Appropriations, for approval, a plan for ex11 penditure that: (A) identifies for each modernization 

12 project: (i) the functional and performance capabilities to 

13 be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized; (ii) 

14 the estimated life-cycle cost; and (iii) key milestones to 

15 be met; and (B) demonstrates that each modernization 

16 project is: (i) compliant with the Department’s enterprise 

17 architecture; (ii) being managed in accordance with appli18 cable life-cycle management policies and guidance; (iii) 

19 subject to the Department’s capital planning and invest20 ment control requirements; and (iv) supported by an ade21 quately staffed project office. 

22 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

23 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

24 Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General 

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1 $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000): Provided, That 

2 the Inspector General shall have independent authority 

3 over all personnel issues within this office. 

4 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

5 URBAN DEVELOPMENT

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

8 SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au9 thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 

10 associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 

11 from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 

12 B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 

13 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the 

14 case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 

15 amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 

16 rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 

17 State housing finance agencies or local governments or 

18 local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec19 retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set20 tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 

21 with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 

22 the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 

23 authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 

24 to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 

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1 SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under 

2 this Act may be used during fiscal year 2020 to investigate 

3 or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 

4 lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ5 ing the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, 

6 that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 

7 preventing action by a Government official or entity, or 

8 a court of competent jurisdiction. 

9 SEC. 203. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 

10 grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 

11 pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi12 tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De13 partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 

14 of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 

15 SEC. 204. Funds of the Department of Housing and 

16 Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora17 tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 

18 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 

19 on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 

20 or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 

21 services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 

22 Association, Government National Mortgage Association, 

23 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi24 nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 

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1 within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor2 poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 

3 SEC. 205. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 

4 or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap5 propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 

6 Development shall be available for any program, project 

7 or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 

8 estimates submitted to Congress. 

9 SEC. 206. Corporations and agencies of the Depart10 ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub11 ject to the Government Corporation Control Act are here12 by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 

13 of funds and borrowing authority available to each such 

14 corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to 

15 make such contracts and commitments without regard to 

16 fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 

17 Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 

18 forth in the budget for 2020 for such corporation or agen19 cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collec20 tions of these corporations and agencies may be used for 

21 new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the 

22 extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans 

23 are in support of other forms of assistance provided for 

24 in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro25 viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 


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1 operations of these corporations, or where loans or mort2 gage purchases are necessary to protect the financial in3 terest of the United States Government. 

4 SEC. 207. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De5 velopment shall provide quarterly reports to the House 

6 and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all 

7 uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in 

8 each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the 

9 Department and shall submit additional, updated budget 

10 information to these Committees upon request. 

11 SEC. 208. The President’s formal budget request for 

12 fiscal year 2021, as well as the Department of Housing 

13 and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifica14 tions to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

15 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use 

16 the identical account and sub-account structure provided 

17 under this Act. 

18 SEC. 209. No funds provided under this title may be 

19 used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage 

20 Association that makes applicable requirements under the 

21 Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 

22 SEC. 210. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

23 of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 

24 for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the Secretary of Housing 

25 and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 


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1 some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured 

2 by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and 

3 very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one 

4 or more multifamily housing project or projects to another 

5 multifamily housing project or projects. 

6 (b) PHASED TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project7 based assistance under this section may be done in phases 

8 to accommodate the financing and other requirements re9 lated to rehabilitating or constructing the project or 

10 projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 

11 that such project or projects meet the standards under 

12 subsection (c). 

13 (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub14 ject to the following conditions: 

15 (1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 

16 (A) For occupied units in the transferring 

17 project: The number of low-income and very 

18 low-income units and the configuration (i.e., 

19 bedroom size) provided by the transferring 

20 project shall be no less than when transferred 

21 to the receiving project or projects and the net 

22 dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to 

23 the transferring project shall remain the same 

24 in the receiving project or projects. 


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1 (B) For unoccupied units in the transfer2 ring project: The Secretary may authorize a re3 duction in the number of dwelling units in the 

4 receiving project or projects to allow for a re5 configuration of bedroom sizes to meet current 

6 market demands, as determined by the Sec7 retary and provided there is no increase in the 

8 project-based assistance budget authority. 

9 (2) The transferring project shall, as deter10 mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 

11 or economically nonviable. 

12 (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 

13 or exceed applicable physical standards established 

14 by the Secretary. 

15 (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 

16 project shall notify and consult with the tenants re17 siding in the transferring project and provide a cer18 tification of approval by all appropriate local govern19 mental officials. 

20 (5) The tenants of the transferring project who 

21 remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 

22 receiving project or projects shall not be required to 

23 vacate their units in the transferring project or 

24 projects until new units in the receiving project are 

25 available for occupancy. 


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1 (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 

2 is in the best interest of the tenants. 

3 (7) If either the transferring project or the re4 ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci5 fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiv6 ing project resulting from additional financing ob7 tained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 

8 FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed 

9 on, such project by the Secretary, except that the 

10 Secretary may waive this requirement upon deter11 mination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 

12 the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or re13 habilitation of the receiving project or projects. 

14 (8) If the transferring project meets the re15 quirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mort16 gagor of the receiving project or projects shall exe17 cute and record either a continuation of the existing 

18 use agreement or a new use agreement for the 

19 project where, in either case, any use restrictions in 

20 such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 

21 existing use restrictions. 

22 (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 

23 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

24 Act of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured 

25 mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 


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1 are provided in advance for the amount of any such 

2 increased cost. 

3 (d) For purposes of this section— 

4 (1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in5 come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat6 ute and/or regulations governing the program under 

7 which the project is insured or assisted; 

8 (2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 

9 means housing that meets one of the following con10 ditions— 

11 (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 

12 insured under the National Housing Act; 

13 (B) housing that has project-based assist14 ance attached to the structure including 

15 projects undergoing mark to market debt re16 structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 

17 Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 

18 (C) housing that is assisted under section 

19 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended 

20 by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales Na21 tional Affordable Housing Act; 

22 (D) housing that is assisted under section 

23 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such sec24 tion existed before the enactment of the Cran25 ston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 


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1 (E) housing that is assisted under section 

2 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford3 able Housing Act; or 

4 (F) housing or vacant land that is subject 

5 to a use agreement; 

6 (3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ 

7 means— 

8 (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 

9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; 

10 (B) assistance for housing constructed or 

11 substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist12 ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 

13 (as such section existed immediately before Oc14 tober 1, 1983); 

15 (C) rent supplement payments under sec16 tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop17 ment Act of 1965; 

18 (D) interest reduction payments under sec19 tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 

20 under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous21 ing Act; 

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1 (F) assistance payments made under sec2 tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na3 tional Affordable Housing Act; 

4 (4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 

5 means the multifamily housing project or projects to 

6 which some or all of the project-based assistance, 

7 debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 

8 low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 

9 (5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 

10 multifamily housing project which is transferring 

11 some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 

12 the statutorily required low-income and very low-in13 come use restrictions to the receiving project or 

14 projects; and 

15 (6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

16 of Housing and Urban Development. 

17 (e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall con18 duct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this sec19 tion, including the effect of such transfers on the oper20 ational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 

21 conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 

22 properties. 

23 SEC. 211. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 

24 section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

25 U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 


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1 (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 

2 higher education (as defined under section 102 of 

3 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

4 1002)); 

5 (2) is under 24 years of age; 

6 (3) is not a veteran; 

7 (4) is unmarried; 

8 (5) does not have a dependent child; 

9 (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 

10 term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 

11 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

12 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 

13 under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 

14 (7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 

15 14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 

16 (8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 

17 parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 

18 to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 

19 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 

20 (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 

21 person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 

22 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan23 cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition 

24 and any other required fees and charges) that an indi25 vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 


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1 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or an insti2 tution of higher education (as defined under the Higher 

3 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be consid4 ered income to that individual, except for a person over 

5 the age of 23 with dependent children. 

6 SEC. 212. The funds made available for Native Alas7 kans under the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block 

8 Grants’’ in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the 

9 same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that 

10 received funds in fiscal year 2005. 

11 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

12 law, in fiscal year 2020, in managing and disposing of any 

13 multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 

14 by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 

15 during the process of foreclosure on any property with a 

16 contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 

17 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Fed18 eral programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental as19 sistance payments under section 8 of the United States 

20 Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are at21 tached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent 

22 the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 

23 and the local government, that such a multifamily prop24 erty owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for con25 tinued rental assistance payments under such section 8 


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1 or other programs, based on consideration of: (1) the costs 

2 of rehabilitating and operating the property and all avail3 able Federal, State, and local resources, including rent ad4 justments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted 

5 Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 

6 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and (2) environmental conditions that 

7 cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Sec8 retary may, in consultation with the tenants of that prop9 erty, contract for project-based rental assistance payments 

10 with an owner or owners of other existing housing prop11 erties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary 

12 shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project13 based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, sub14 ject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to 

15 assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to 

16 health and safety after written notice to and informed con17 sent of the affected tenants and use of other available rem18 edies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After 

19 disposition of any multifamily property described under 

20 this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such 

21 properties shall be subject to the requirements under sec22 tion 524 of MAHRAA. 

23 SEC. 214. Public housing agencies that own and oper24 ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex25 empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 


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1 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in con2 nection with the operating fund rule: Provided, That an 

3 agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy 

4 under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt 

5 from asset management requirements. 

6 SEC. 215. With respect to the use of amounts pro7 vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap8 ital improvement and management of public housing as 

9 authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 

10 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the 

11 Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline 

12 relating to asset management that restricts or limits in 

13 any way the use of capital funds for central office costs 

14 pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States 

15 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Pro16 vided, That a public housing agency may not use capital 

17 funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are 

18 eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 

19 from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per20 mitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 

21 SEC. 216. No official or employee of the Department 

22 of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 

23 as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi24 nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 

25 has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 


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1 has received training in funds control procedures and di2 rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 

3 there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appro4 priation under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’ and ‘‘Ad5 ministrative Support Offices’’, as well as each paragraph 

6 receiving appropriations under the heading ‘‘Program Of7 fice Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Government National Mort8 gage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Secu9 rities Loan Guarantee Program Account’’, and ‘‘Office of 

10 Inspector General’’ within the Department of Housing and 

11 Urban Development. 

12 SEC. 217. The Secretary of the Department of Hous13 ing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2020, 

14 notify the public through the Federal Register and other 

15 means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no16 tice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding 

17 availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary 

18 fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi19 tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, for fiscal year 2020, the Secretary may make the 

21 NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate 

22 Government web site or through other electronic media, 

23 as determined by the Secretary. 

24 SEC. 218. Payment of attorney fees in program-re25 lated litigation shall be paid from the individual program 


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1 office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 

2 appropriations. The annual budget submission for the pro3 gram offices and the Office of General Counsel shall in4 clude any such projected litigation costs for attorney fees 

5 as a separate line item request. No funds provided in this 

6 title may be used to pay any such litigation costs for attor7 ney fees until the Department submits for review a spend8 ing plan for such costs to the House and Senate Commit9 tees on Appropriations. 

10 SEC. 219. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up 

11 to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 

12 appropriated for any office under the heading ‘‘Adminis13 trative Support Offices’’ or for any paragraph under the 

14 heading ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’ to any 

15 other such office or account: Provided, That no appropria16 tion for any such office or account shall be increased or 

17 decreased by more than 10 percent or $5,000,000, which18 ever is less, without prior written approval of the House 

19 and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur20 ther, That the Secretary shall provide notification to such 

21 Committees three business days in advance of any such 

22 transfers under this section up to 10 percent or 

23 $5,000,000, whichever is less. 

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1 tions, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and 

2 Urban Development (in this section referred to as the 

3 ‘‘Secretary’’), and comply with any standards under appli4 cable State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations 

5 relating to the physical condition of any property covered 

6 under a housing assistance payment contract. 

7 (b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection 

8 (c) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 

9 contract or contract for similar project-based assistance— 

10 (1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition 

11 Standards (UPCS) score of 60 or less; or 

12 (2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 

13 within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de14 ficiencies identified by the inspector at the project 

15 have been corrected. 

16 Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured 

17 projects with assistance attached to the units under sec18 tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

19 U.S.C. 1437f), but do not apply to such units assisted 

20 under section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to 

21 public housing units assisted with capital or operating 

22 funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act 

23 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 

24 (c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the REAC 

25 inspection, the Secretary must provide the owner with a 


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1 Notice of Default with a specified timetable, determined 

2 by the Secretary, for correcting all deficiencies. The Sec3 retary must also provide a copy of the Notice of Default 

4 to the tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and 

5 any contract administrator. If the owner’s appeal results 

6 in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary may with7 draw the Notice of Default. 

8 (2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 

9 deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 

10 fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may— 

11 (A) require immediate replacement of project 

12 management with a management agent approved by 

13 the Secretary; 

14 (B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be 

15 used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and 

16 sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as des17 ignated by the Secretary, with priority given to the 

18 tenants of the property affected by the penalty; 

19 (C) abate the section 8 contract, including par20 tial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until 

21 all deficiencies have been corrected; 

22 (D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, 

23 approved by the Secretary under established proce24 dures, which will be obligated to promptly make all 


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1 required repairs and to accept renewal of the assist2 ance contract as long as such renewal is offered; 

3 (E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to 

4 another project or projects and owner or owners; 

5 (F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including 

6 suspensions or debarments from Federal programs; 

7 (G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to 

8 manage the property and cure all project deficiencies 

9 or seek a judicial order of specific performance re10 quiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies; 

11 (H) work with the owner, lender, or other re12 lated party to stabilize the property in an attempt 

13 to preserve the property through compliance, trans14 fer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided 

15 by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or 

16 (I) take any other regulatory or contractual 

17 remedies available as deemed necessary and appro18 priate by the Secretary. 

19 (d) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps 

20 to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, 

21 subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies 

22 to assist relocation of tenants for major threats to health 

23 and safety after written notice to the affected tenants. To 

24 the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with 

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1 is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments 

2 under such section 8 or other programs, based on consid3 eration of— 

4 (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the 

5 property and all available Federal, State, and local 

6 resources, including rent adjustments under section 

7 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 

8 and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and 

9 (2) environmental conditions that cannot be 

10 remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 

11 may contract for project-based rental assistance pay12 ments with an owner or owners of other existing 

13 housing properties, or provide other rental assist14 ance. 

15 (e) The Secretary shall report quarterly on all prop16 erties covered by this section that are assessed through 

17 the Real Estate Assessment Center and have UPCS phys18 ical inspection scores of less than 60 or have received an 

19 unsatisfactory management and occupancy review within 

20 the past 36 months. The report shall include— 

21 (1) the enforcement actions being taken to ad22 dress such conditions, including imposition of civil 

23 money penalties and termination of subsidies, and 

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1 (2) actions that the Department of Housing 

2 and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants 

3 of such identified properties; and 

4 (3) any administrative or legislative rec5 ommendations to further improve the living condi6 tions at properties covered under a housing assist7 ance payment contract. 

8 This report shall be due to the Senate and House Commit9 tees on Appropriations no later than 30 days after the 

10 enactment of this Act, and on the first business day of 

11 each Federal fiscal year quarter thereafter while this sec12 tion remains in effect. 

13 SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under sec15 tion 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assist16 ance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing 

17 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by 

18 any public housing agency for any amount of salary, in19 cluding bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, 

20 or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds 

21 the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 

22 IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any pub23 lic housing agency fiscal year 2020. 

24 SEC. 222. None of the funds in this Act provided to 

25 the Department of Housing and Urban Development may 


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1 be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary noti2 fies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

3 not less than 3 full business days before any project, 

4 State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organi5 zation, or other entity selected to receive a grant award 

6 is announced by the Department or its offices. 

7 SEC. 223. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs 

9 Assessment (PNA). 

10 SEC. 224. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 

12 the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the 

13 Department of Housing and Urban Development to in14 sure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any 

15 mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or 

16 otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to 

17 eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, mu18 nicipality, or any other political subdivision of a State. 

19 SEC. 225. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of gen21 eral local government as a metropolitan city (as defined 

22 in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop23 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to 

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1 SEC. 226. Amounts made available under this Act 

2 which are either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a 

3 reimbursable basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy 

4 Development and Research in the Department of Housing 

5 and Urban Development and functions thereof, for re6 search, evaluation, or statistical purposes, and which are 

7 unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, 

8 or cooperative agreement, may be deobligated and shall 

9 immediately become available and may be reobligated in 

10 that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the re11 search, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which the 

12 amounts are made available to that Office subject to re13 programming requirements in section 405 of this Act. 

14 SEC. 227. Funds made available in this title under 

15 the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ may be used 

16 by the Secretary to participate in Performance Partner17 ship Pilots authorized under section 526 of division H of 

18 Public Law 113–76, section 524 of division G of Public 

19 Law 113–235, section 525 of division H of Public Law 

20 114–113, and such authorities as are enacted for Perform21 ance Partnership Pilots in an appropriations Act for fiscal 

22 year 2019: Provided, That such participation shall be lim23 ited to no more than 10 continuums of care and housing 

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1 SEC. 228. With respect to grant amounts awarded 

2 under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fis3 cal years 2015 and subsequent fiscal years for the con4 tinuum of care (CoC) program as authorized under sub5 title C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist6 ance Act, costs paid by program income of grant recipients 

7 may count toward meeting the recipient’s matching re8 quirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC costs that 

9 supplement the recipient’s CoC program. 

10 SEC. 229. (a) From amounts made available under 

11 this title under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance 

12 Grants’’, the Secretary may award 1-year transition 

13 grants to recipients of funds for activities under subtitle 

14 C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transition from one Continuum 

16 of Care program component to another. 

17 (b) No more than 50 percent of each transition grant 

18 may be used for costs of eligible activities of the program 

19 component originally funded. 

20 (c) Transition grants made under this section are eli21 gible for renewal in subsequent fiscal years for the eligible 

22 activities of the new program component. 

23 (d) In order to be eligible to receive a transition 

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1 Continuum of Care and meet standards determined by the 

2 Secretary. 

3 SEC. 230. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used by the Department of Housing and 

5 Urban Development to direct a grantee to undertake spe6 cific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying 

7 out the final rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair 

8 Housing’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the 

9 notice entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing 

10 Assessment Tool’’ (79 Fed. Reg. 57949 (September 26, 

11 2014)). 

12 SEC. 231. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is 

13 hereby established in the Treasury of the United States 

14 a fund to be known as HUD HAG Fund (in this section 

15 referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 

16 (b) CREDITS TO FUND.— 

17 (1) FUTURE TRANSFERS.—Unobligated bal18 ances of recaptured funds (except for amounts nec19 essary for grant amount corrections) appropriated 

20 by any Act in this or any subsequent fiscal year 

21 under the account for ‘‘Department of Housing and 

22 Urban Development—Community Planning and De23 velopment—Homeless Assistance Grants’’ (in this 

24 section referred to as the ‘‘HAG account’’) shall be 

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1 (2) RESCISSION AND AVAILABILITY OF FISCAL

2 YEAR 2018 AMOUNTS.—Of any amounts appropriated 

3 under the HAG account by the Transportation, 

4 Housing and Urban Development, and Related 

5 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (division L of 

6 Public Law 115–141), 90 percent of any balances 

7 remaining unobligated as of September 1, 2020, are 

8 hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new 

9 budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded 

10 is hereby appropriated and shall be transferred to 

11 the Fund. 

12 (c) PURPOSES.—Amounts transferred to the Fund 

13 shall be available until expended, and in addition to such 

14 other funds as may be available for such purposes, only 

15 for the following purposes: 

16 (1) For grants under the Continuum of Care 

17 program under subtitle C of title IV of the McKin18 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

19 11381 et seq.). 

20 (2) For grants under the Emergency Solutions 

21 Grant program under subtitle B of title IV of such 

22 Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.). 

23 (3) Not less than 10 percent of amounts trans24 ferred to the Fund shall be used only for grants, as 


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1 established and determined by the Secretary, in 

2 rural areas. 

3 (4) Not less than 10 percent of amounts trans4 ferred to the Fund shall be used for grants, as es5 tablished and determined by the Secretary, only pur6 suant to the declaration of a major disaster under 

7 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer8 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in the 

9 most impacted and distressed areas resulting from 

10 such disaster. 

11 (d) TRANSFER FOR USE.— 

12 (1) Amounts in the Fund shall be transferred 

13 to the HAG account before obligation and expendi14 ture. 

15 (2) Amounts in the Fund may be transferred to 

16 the HAG account only after the expiration of the 15- 

17 day period beginning upon the day that the Sec18 retary of Housing and Urban Development submits 

19 written notice to the Committees on Appropriations 

20 of the House of Representatives and the Senate of 

21 the planned use of such transferred amounts, except 

22 that amounts transferred for the purposes specified 

23 in subsection (c)(4) may be transferred with concur24 rent written notice to such Committees. 


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1 SEC. 232. The Promise Zone designations and Prom2 ise Zone Designation Agreements entered into pursuant 

3 to such designations, made by the Secretary of Housing 

4 and Urban Development in prior fiscal years, shall remain 

5 in effect in accordance with the terms and conditions of 

6 such agreements. 

7 SEC. 233. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to establish and apply review criteria, 

9 including rating factors or preference points, for participa10 tion in or coordination with EnVision Centers, in the eval11 uation, selection, and award of any funds made available 

12 and requiring competitive selection under this Act, except 

13 with respect to any such funds otherwise authorized for 

14 EnVision Center purposes under this Act. 

15 SEC. 234. None of the funds made available to the 

16 Department of Housing and Urban Development by this 

17 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 

18 enforce, or in any way make effective the proposed rule 

19 entitled ‘‘Housing and Community Development Act of 

20 1980: Verification of Eligible Status’’, issued by the De21 partment of Housing and Urban Development on May 10, 

22 2019 (Docket No. FR–6124–P–01), or any final rule 

23 based substantially on such proposed rule. 

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1 grams included under the Department’s Consolidated 

2 Planning Process, not later than the expiration of the 90- 

3 day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act, the prepopulated up-to-date housing and economic 

5 data and data for both broadband and resilience assess6 ment requirements, as referred to in the HUD Response 

7 to the third comment under section III.A. of the Supple8 mentary Information included with the final rule entitled 

9 ‘‘Modernizing HUD’s Consolidated Planning Process To 

10 Narrow the Digital Divide and Increase Resilience to Nat11 ural Hazards’’, published by the Department of Housing 

12 and Urban Development in the Federal Register on Fri13 day, December 16, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 91000). 

14 (b) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop15 ment shall require such grantees to incorporate the 

16 broadband and resilience components into the Consoli17 dated Plan process not later than the expiration of the 

18 270-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 

19 of this Act. 

20 SEC. 236. None of the funds made available to the 

21 Department of Housing and Urban Development by this 

22 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 

23 enforce, or in any way make effective any rule making any 

24 change to the rule entitled ‘‘Equal Access in Accordance 

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1 ning and Development Programs’’ published by the De2 partment of Housing and Urban Development in the Fed3 eral Register on September 21, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 

4 64763) or to the rule entitled ‘‘Equal Access to Housing 

5 in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or 

6 Gender Identity’’ published by such Department in the 

7 Federal Register on February 3, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 

8 5662). 

9 SEC. 237. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 law, the notice issued by the Department of Housing and 

11 Urban Development on February 20, 2015, and entitled 

12 ‘‘Appropriate Placement for Transgender Persons in Sin13 gle-Sex Emergency Shelters and Other Facilities’’ (Notice 

14 CPD–15–02) shall have the force and effect of law. 

15 SEC. 238. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De16 velopment may not, in this fiscal year or any fiscal year 

17 thereafter, implement, require, enforce, or otherwise make 

18 effective any change, amendment, or alteration to any 

19 term or condition of the Annual Contributions Contract 

20 between the Secretary and any public housing agency, as 

21 such contract was in effect as of January 1, 2018, unless 

22 such change, amendment, or alteration is made pursuant 

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1 tion 553 of title 5, United States Code, applicable to sub2 stantive rules. 

3 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous4 ing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 

5 TITLE III 

6 RELATED AGENCIES 

7 ACCESS BOARD

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as au10 thorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 

11 as amended, $8,400,000 (increased by $800,000): Pro12 vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

13 there may be credited to this appropriation funds received 

14 for publications and training expenses. 

15 FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime 

18 Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer19 chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 307), in20 cluding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of 

21 passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 

22 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author23 ized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $28,000,000: Provided, That 

24 not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official recep25 tion and representation expenses. 


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1 NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

2 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 

6 to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 

7 of 1978, as amended, $23,274,000: Provided, That the In8 spector General shall have all necessary authority, in car9 rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, 

10 as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 

11 of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 

12 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to 

13 regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora14 tion: Provided further, That the Inspector General may 

15 enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, 

16 studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies 

17 and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws 

18 and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 

19 within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Pro20 vided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap21 point, and employ such officers and employees as may be 

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1 vided further, That concurrent with the President’s budget 

2 request for fiscal year 2021, the Inspector General shall 

3 submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appro4 priations a budget request for fiscal year 2021 in similar 

5 format and substance to those submitted by executive 

6 agencies of the Federal Government. 

7 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the National Transpor10 tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve11 hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

12 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 

13 diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, 

14 or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 

15 5901–5902), $110,400,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 

16 may be used for official reception and representation ex17 penses. The amounts made available to the National 

18 Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts 

19 necessary to make lease payments on an obligation in20 curred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. 

21 NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

22 PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT

23 CORPORATION

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1 as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora2 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $170,000,000, of which 

3 $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing pro4 gram. 

5 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor8 tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

9 3109, $37,100,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees 

11 established by the Chairman of the Surface Transpor12 tation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as off13 setting collections and used for necessary and authorized 

14 expenses under this heading: Provided further, That the 

15 sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be 

16 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting col17 lections are received during fiscal year 2020, to result in 

18 a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at 

19 no more than $35,850,000. 

20 UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON

21 HOMELESSNESS

22 OPERATING EXPENSES

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1 perts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United 

2 States Code) of the United States Interagency Council on 

3 Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to 

4 title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 

5 as amended, $4,100,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2021. 

7 TITLE IV 

8 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

9 SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

10 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 

11 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 

12 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 

13 funded in this Act. 

14 SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

15 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 

16 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria17 tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 

18 SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation 

19 under this Act for any consulting service through a pro20 curement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 

21 United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 

22 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 

23 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro24 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

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1 SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in 

2 this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 

3 training that— 

4 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl5 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 

6 performance of official duties; 

7 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev8 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 

9 some participants; 

10 (3) does not require prior employee notification 

11 of the content and methods to be used in the train12 ing and written end of course evaluation; 

13 (4) contains any methods or content associated 

14 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 

15 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em16 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 

17 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 

18 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par19 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 

20 workplace. 

21 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 

22 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 

23 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 

24 SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 

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1 vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund2 ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex3 penditure in fiscal year 2020, or provided from any ac4 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 

5 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

6 available for obligation or expenditure through a re7 programming of funds that— 

8 (1) creates a new program; 

9 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

10 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro11 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 

12 denied or restricted by the Congress; 

13 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 

14 activity by either the House or Senate Committees 

15 on Appropriations for a different purpose; 

16 (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac17 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, which18 ever is less; 

19 (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or ac20 tivities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 

21 less; or 

22 (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a 

23 branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, 

24 agency, administration, or department different from 

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1 tees on Appropriations or the table accompanying 

2 the joint explanatory statement accompanying this 

3 Act, whichever is more detailed, unless prior ap4 proval is received from the House and Senate Com5 mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That not later 

6 than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 

7 Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a 

8 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

9 Senate and of the House of Representatives to es10 tablish the baseline for application of reprogram11 ming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal 

12 year: Provided further, That the report shall in13 clude— 

14 (A) a table for each appropriation with a 

15 separate column to display the prior year en16 acted level, the President’s budget request, ad17 justments made by Congress, adjustments due 

18 to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

19 fiscal year enacted level; 

20 (B) a delineation in the table for each ap21 propriation and its respective prior year enacted 

22 level by object class and program, project, and 

23 activity as detailed in this Act, the table accom24 panying the explanatory statement accom25 panying this Act, accompanying reports of the 


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1 House and Senate Committee on Appropria2 tions, or in the budget appendix for the respec3 tive appropriations, whichever is more detailed, 

4 and shall apply to all items for which a dollar 

5 amount is specified and to all programs for 

6 which new budget (obligational) authority is 

7 provided, as well as to discretionary grants and 

8 discretionary grant allocations; and 

9 (C) an identification of items of special 

10 congressional interest. 

11 SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

12 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

13 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2020 from 

14 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 

15 for fiscal year 2020 in this Act, shall remain available 

16 through September 30, 2021, for each such account for 

17 the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 

18 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ap19 propriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such 

20 funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made 

21 in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under sec22 tion 405 of this Act. 

23 SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to sup24 port any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use 

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1 employed only for a public use: Provided, That for pur2 poses of this section, public use shall not be construed to 

3 include economic development that primarily benefits pri4 vate entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for 

5 mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway 

6 projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve 

7 the general public (including energy-related, communica8 tion-related, water-related and wastewater-related infra9 structure), other structures designated for use by the gen10 eral public or which have other common-carrier or public11 utility functions that serve the general public and are sub12 ject to regulation and oversight by the government, and 

13 projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public 

14 health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small 

15 Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 

16 Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public 

17 use for purposes of eminent domain. 

18 SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this 

19 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in20 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

21 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro22 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

23 SEC. 409. No part of any appropriation contained in 

24 this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 

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1 merly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed 

2 Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily com3 pleted his or her period of active military or naval service, 

4 and has within 90 days after his or her release from such 

5 service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge 

6 for a period of not more than 1 year, made application 

7 for restoration to his or her former position and has been 

8 certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still 

9 qualified to perform the duties of his or her former posi10 tion and has not been restored thereto. 

11 SEC. 410. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 

12 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 

13 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 

14 with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 

15 (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy 

16 American Act’’). 

17 SEC. 411. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 

18 available under this Act shall be made available to any 

19 person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 

20 Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305). 

21 SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this 

22 Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in 

23 contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of 

24 title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 


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1 SEC. 413. (a) None of the funds made available by 

2 this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier 

3 permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, 

4 United States Code, or exemption application under sec5 tion 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding 

6 an air operators certificate issued by a country that is 

7 party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport 

8 Agreement where such approval would contravene United 

9 States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Nor10 way Air Transport Agreement. 

11 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or 

12 otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from 

13 granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to 

14 such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent 

15 with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agree16 ment and United States law. 

17 SEC. 414. None of the funds made available in this 

18 Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend19 ance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or de20 partment of the United States Government, who are sta21 tioned in the United States, at any single international 

22 conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the 

23 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 

24 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to 

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1 section the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a 

2 conference occurring outside of the United States attended 

3 by representatives of the United States Government and 

4 of foreign governments, international organizations, or 

5 nongovernmental organizations. 

6 SEC. 415. None of the funds appropriated or other7 wise made available under this Act may be used by the 

8 Surface Transportation Board to charge or collect any fil9 ing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board 

10 in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for dis11 trict court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 

12 28, United States Code. 

13 SEC. 416. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act may be used by the Department of Transportation, 

15 the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or 

16 any other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light 

17 duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s 

18 fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 

19 Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 

20 24, 2011. 

21 SEC. 417. (a) None of the funds made available in 

22 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

23 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

24 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 


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1 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

2 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

3 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi4 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

5 SEC. 418. (a) None of the funds made available in 

6 this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded 

7 under this Act timely access to any records, documents, 

8 or other materials available to the department or agency 

9 over which that Inspector General has responsibilities 

10 under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 

11 or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access 

12 to such records, documents, or other materials, under any 

13 provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 

14 refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the 

15 Inspector General’s right of access. 

16 (b) A department or agency covered by this section 

17 shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such 

18 records, documents, and other materials in a timely man19 ner. A department or agency shall not withhold or delay 

20 access by the Inspector General in order to conduct inter21 nal reviews of responsive documents, nor shall privileges 

22 preventing release of agency documents to third parties 

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1 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 

2 with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in3 formation provided by the establishment over which that 

4 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

5 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

6 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

7 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal9 endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 

10 Within 5 calendar days of the Inspector General’s report, 

11 the department or agency will provide the Committees on 

12 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

13 Senate with an accounting of timeframe and efforts by the 

14 agency to provide OIG access. 

15 SEC. 419. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 

17 or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 

18 been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 

19 budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 

20 a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 

21 deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government22 driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 

23 overall scope of the project and/or program unless such 

24 awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) 

25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. 


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1 SEC. 420. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

2 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this division shall 

3 be treated as referring only to the provisions of this divi4 sion. 

5 SEC. 421. Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying 

6 this Act’’ contained in this division shall be treated as a 

7 reference to House Report 116–106. The effect of such 

8 Report shall be limited to this division and shall apply for 

9 purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided 

10 by, and the implementation of, this division. 

11 SEC. 422. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used in contravention of section 5309(d)(2) 

13 of title 49, United States Code. 

14 SEC. 423. None of the funds made available by this 

15 division may be used to issue rules or guidance in con16 travention of section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 

17 Stat. 3442) or section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis18 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

19 5155). 

20 SEC. 424. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 

22 13858. 

23 SEC. 425. None of the funds made available by this 

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1 poration in contravention of the Worker Adjustment and 

2 Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 426. None of the funds made available by this 

4 division may be used to deny eligibility of a single family 

5 mortgage for insurance under title II of the National 

6 Housing Act on the basis of the status of the mortgagor 

7 as an alien in deferred action status pursuant to the De8 ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (‘DACA’) Program 

9 announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on 

10 June 15, 2012. 

11 SEC. 427. None of the funds made available by this 

12 division may be used in contravention of section 2635.702 

13 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 

14 SEC. 428. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used to carry out section 4(b) of Executive 

16 Order No. 13868 or to issue a special permit under section 

17 107.105 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that al18 lows liquified natural gas to move by rail tank car. 

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, Hous20 ing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appro21 priations Act, 2020’’. 


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1 DIVISION F—FAIR COMPENSA2 TION FOR LOW-WAGE CON3 TRACTOR EMPLOYEES ACT 

4 OF 2019 

5 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Compensation 

7 for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019’’. 

8 SEC. 2. APPROPRIATION. 

9 There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in 

10 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as 

11 may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for 

12 each Federal agency subject to the lapse in appropriations 

13 that began on or about December 22, 2018, for adjust14 ments in the price of contracts of such agency under sec15 tion 3. 

16 SEC. 3. BACK COMPENSATION FOR LOW-WAGE EMPLOYEES 

17 OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS IN CONNEC18 TION WITH THE LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency subject to 

20 the lapse in appropriations that began on or about Decem21 ber 22, 2018, shall adjust the price of any contract of such 

22 agency for which the contractor was ordered to suspend, 

23 delay, or interrupt all or part of the work of such contract, 

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1 tract, as a result of the lapse in appropriations to com2 pensate the contractor for reasonable costs incurred— 

3 (1) to provide compensation, at an employee’s 

4 standard rate of compensation, to any employee who 

5 was furloughed or laid off, or who was not working, 

6 who experienced a reduction of hours, or who experi7 enced a reduction in compensation, as a result of the 

8 lapse in appropriations (for the period of the lapse); 

9 or 

10 (2) to restore paid leave taken by any employee 

11 during the lapse in appropriations, if the contractor 

12 required employees to use paid leave as a result of 

13 the lapse in appropriations. 

14 (b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF WEEKLY COM15 PENSATION COVERED BY ADJUSTMENT.—The maximum 

16 amount of weekly compensation of an employee for which 

17 an adjustment may be made under subsection (a) may not 

18 exceed the lesser of— 

19 (1) the employee’s actual weekly compensation; 

20 or 

21 (2) $965. 

22 (c) TIMING OF ADJUSTMENTS.—The adjustments re23 quired by subsection (a) shall be made as soon as prac24 ticable after the enactment of this Act. 

25 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) The term ‘‘compensation’’ has the meaning 

2 given that term in section 6701 of title 41, United 

3 States Code. 

4 (2) The term ‘‘employee’’ means the following: 

5 (A) A ‘‘service employee’’ as that term is 

6 defined in section 6701(3) of title 41, United 

7 States Code, except that the term also includes 

8 service employees described in subparagraph 

9 (C) of that section notwithstanding that sub10 paragraph. 

11 (B) A ‘‘laborer or mechanic’’ covered by 

12 section 3142 of title 40, United States Code. 

13 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

14 This division shall take effect upon the date of enact15 ment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

17 (a) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 

18 Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping 

19 Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of 

20 the committee of conference accompanying Conference Re21 port 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced 

22 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 

23 budgetary effects of this division shall not be estimated— 

24 (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and 


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1 (2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 

2 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as 

3 being included in an appropriation Act. 

4 (b) DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 

5 The budgetary effects of this division, for the purpose of 

6 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

7 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

8 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

9 division, submitted for printing in the Congressional 

10 Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, 

11 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to 

12 the vote on passage. 

13 DIVISION G—EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY 

14 SEC. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

15 an entity may use amounts appropriated or otherwise 

16 made available under the Legislative Branch Appropria17 tions Act, 2020, to pay the compensation of an officer or 

18 employee without regard to the officer’s or employee’s im19 migration status if the officer or employee has been issued 

20 an employment authorization document under the De21 ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program of the Sec22 retary of Homeland Security, established pursuant to the 

23 memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 

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1 to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Chil2 dren’’, dated June 15, 2012. 

3 SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 

4 or regulation, an alien who is authorized to be employed 

5 in the United States pursuant to the Deferred Action for 

6 Childhood Arrivals program established under the memo7 randum of the Secretary of Homeland Security dated 

8 June 15, 2012, shall be eligible for employment by the 

9 Government (including any entity the majority of the 

10 stock of which is owned by the Government). 

Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2019. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 141 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3055 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for the Departments of 

2020, and for other purposes. Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related 

JULY 10, 2019 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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